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Many students choose to take a gap year before starting university, to travel or gain work experience. Do you think this is a good idea or a waste of time?

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Continuing education is an important thing to do in our life, especially starting
university
.
However
, assuring your mental and psychological are more vital before you enter to
university
.
Therefore
, some young folk like to choose a gap
year
 for travelling or gaining work experience in order to refresh their mind before taking that big step. Even though it is a good notion for some
people
, but there is still a group of
people
 who think
that is
 really waste their time. So, in
this
 essay, I would like to explain why it is wholesome for those students as well as the plausible conclusion regarding that matter.
To begin
 with, the
university
 is a whole different thing than our prior education. It has a complicated system, teaching method and pressure.
Then
, taking a one-
year
 break is really a need for some
people
 who have not determined their life's goal or in a confusion about what they want to do in the future. Why did I say that? It is simply because it can prevent
people
 from regretting their final big step in their life,
for example
, I see one of my friends, who has a confusion what major must he takes, worry about his future. Unfortunately, he chooses a major that he thinks in a trend.
However
, in the middle of his education, he keeps complaining that the courses are so hard and he is very struggling to pass those courses. After he drops out of the
university
, he takes seriously about what major he wants to take in the
next
 period. So, he will not change his major again.
Secondly
, it can reinforce
people
's thought who already have that desire by joining a work related to that field.
In addition
, it can help them to deal with many
people
 which is a useful skill in the future. Based on my knowledge,
for instance
, before I joined a part-time job in a pharmacy company, I did not know that the problem with the effervescent tablet is very complicated and I have to combine some factors that I thought they were not related and how I face my moody supervisor is a really big deal. So, if I had not joined that program, I would have not known how to solve a real-life problem and how to face unprofessional
people
. In a nutshell, even though others say that a gap
year
 is a waste of time, I think it is not. Because having a gap
year
 is a good idea for some
people
. It will prevent them from regretting their step and
also
 assure their thought.
Thus
, I would reiterate my belief that taking one
year
 break is a useful idea.
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