Some people do not go directly to college but travel or work for a short time. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Taking a

gap

year before higher education, so that they can spend that time going abroad or doing casual

jobs

, is becoming popular these days.

Although

there is a contentious argument whether the benefits of

this

is more significant than its drawbacks, I believe that

this

is more advantageous. On the one hand, it is indeed true that there are some downsides to taking a break between high school study and

university

or college learning. The main reason for

this

is that the cost of taking a

gap

year tend to be expensive due to the exceptional expenses

such

as plane tickets and living costs in foreign countries if you decide to go abroad. Even if you stay in your country and do some casual

jobs

, the earnings from the

jobs

are likely to be low as you usually do not have any qualifications or experience immediately after finishing high school. Without the support from your parents, in

this

case, you need to be dependent on them to live and can not achieve your independence which should be learned during the

gap

year.

On the other hand

, numerous merits are present in having a respite from study and experiencing different events apart from school studies.

First

of all,

this

could prevent students from burning out and aid them to perform better at

university

when they get in there. Since becoming a

university

student is not an easy task, they have to put a huge effort into studying and

thus

, they would be exhausted if there is no

gap

ahead of more difficult studies.

Secondly

, some students actually go to

university

or college without any passion that they really want to pursuit.

Consequently

, they might take part in another study later, which cost them

further

.

However

, if you go abroad to travel or to take part in volunteer work or casual

jobs

in different cultures, they might be able to not only widen their view to see the world but

also

find their future career through these precious experiences.

Therefore

,

this

could result in saving more time and money. In conclusion,

although

there is a huge disadvantage to overcome, travelling abroad or obtaining some work experiences beforehand is crucial and advantageous for all students.