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It’s becoming increasingly popular to have a year off between finishing school and going to university. What are advantages and disadvantages of it?

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In recent years, some of the students think that taking a gap
year
 is more effective than after graduating high
school
 to going to
university
 after graduating high
school
. In some cases, students doubt choosing which major and what they want to do in the future. Maybe the gap
year
 provides them
an
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 opportunity for the best choice for them.
However
, there are both pros and cons to deciding to do
this
. In
this
 essay, I will discuss some of the reasons why having a
year
 off is so popular and some of the encountered problems. One of the main positives of having a
year
 off is that you have a lot of free time and you can do what interests you. As it broadens your horizons, you discover what you want. We don't have enough time to improve our new skills while studying in high
school
. In most cases, inasmuch they don’t know what
university
 to choose and what major they want, they do what their parents want. Turning to another side of the argument, distracting from
further
 studies is a major problem. Some of the students who have a
year
 off between
school
 and going to
university
, can’t cooperate with their interruption of study.
Secondly
, some student’s tuition fees have encountered a problem. Having worked a part-time job and earned tuition fees, they
enroll
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 in the
university
. Sometimes you can’t make the choice you want because you don’t have enough money. All things considered, by taking a gap
year
, you can gain various skills and more required money, which may improve promotion prospects in your career.
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