It is becoming increasingly popular to take a year off between finishing school and going to university.  What are the advantages and disadvantages of this?

The current trend of taking a break after finishing college and not

contining

remaining in force or being carried on without letup

continuing

study at

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is soaring. Many students are

eagre

having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy

eager

to reach the outside world and endeavour new challenges before going back to

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.

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, encountering new opportunities can be very exciting, a year off has a number of

downsides expecially

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downsides, especially

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when they return back to the student life. Students have opportunities that were not possible before. One of them is to take a gap after high school and to really think about their future careers. It seems that many students are usually confused about their professions and often follow their parents' dreams and wishes. By taking some

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to think, they can

truely

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

truly

discover their interests and hobbies and

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pursue

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steps in continuing undergraduate studies.

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, there is a new option to travel. Not only they will broaden views about the practical life and professions, but they will

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encounter new people and sharp their personalities.

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, taking some

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off brings some negatives too. The students benefits,

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as student discounts, are not available anymore, and they must learn how to stand on their own feet to ensure to have sufficient financial income to survive during that period of

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.

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, once they go back to

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, they might find

intergation

the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community

integration

into educational system very challenging. It has been scientifically proven that if they stop training their brain, the brain might lose its ability to remember things easily, which,

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, might result in

quiting

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

quieting

quitting

quilting

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. Even though having a year off after high school might be very popular and brings many advantages at

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age and

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, it is

adviced

having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel

advised

to always look at the negative

aspets

a distinct feature or element in a problem

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of

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decision and try to think which option is the best for oneself.