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

Nowadays so many youngsters decide to take a gap

year

before entering post-secondary education. There are some upsides and downsides to

this

decision which will be outlined in

this

essay. On the one hand, taking a

year

off after high

school

can help youth to get some rest after years of non-stop studying and figure out what they want in their life.

In other words

,some of them might not even know what career to pursue in the future and by taking some

time

to reflect, they might be able to find out what they like to do. At the same

time

, they can work in some jobs that do not require specific education and make money.

This

will allow them to save some money and travel overseas. Which gives them the opportunity to gain some life experience that would not be gained

otherwise

.

Thus

, the

year

gap will help teenagers to have

time

off

school

to figure out their area of interest, work, and travel which none of them would happen if they go straight to university.

On the other hand

, taking a gap

year

can make students lazy and hard to go back to study. In fact, according to some research, 30 per cent of high

school

graduates who took a

year

off never go back to pursue post-secondary education. That can make them suffer from making minimum wage and not be able to have a decent life.

Also

, they might find a job and start making money and get into early marriage and start a family when they are not ready for it.

Therefore

, it might not be a good choice for all high

school

graduates. To sum up, the popularity of taking some

time

after high

school

has its ups and downs. It can benefit some who have no idea what they want to do in the future and for some who love to travel. It can

also

cause early marriage and hard to get back to

school

later on.