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After completing school, students should work or travel for a year before going to University. How much do you agree or disagree with this opinion and why? Give reasons and examples to support your answer.

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In contemporary society, it is argued that graduated
students
 tended to take a
gap
 -
year
 before entering the academy. Personally, I totally agree with
this
 statement because it could be a good way for
students
 to understand themselves and tangible goals for their forthcoming.
To begin
 with, taking a
gap
year
 could give
students
 a variety of benefits.
First
 and foremost, graduated one will have opportunities to relieve themselves after spending a hard time studying with many assignments and stresses at schools.
Furthermore
, within a
year
gap
, they are able to have more time to understand themselves better in order to make a final decision for their future careers , especially,
students
 who are struggled in choosing future careers.
In addition
, they
also
 have opportunities to experience the conflict and obstacles they may encounter in real life at workplaces.
Therefore
,
this
 experience could nurture and train the characteristics and behaviour of
students
 to have well-prepared for future jobs and life.
Nevertheless
, despite the above-mentioned benefits, there are several drawbacks to
this
 trend.
Firstly
,
students
 will lose motivation, energy and feel lazy to come back to university after spending a
year
 travelling or working.
Additionally
, some undergraduates may have thought that it could be hard for them to find a good job after graduating from an educational institution. For an instant, some
students
 in the middle of Vietnam have a tendency of becoming a worker
instead
 of following a
third
-level education because they could earn money early to pay for their life and hobby.
Moreover
, regarding the cost of the university that makes
students
 decide not to continue to study.
Therefore
, they prefer to keep working at university. In conclusion, I totally agree with the idea that a junior should spend a
gap
 period after graduation for travelling or work which could give graduate advantages which overshadowed the drawbacks.
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