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It is becoming increasingly popular to have a year off between finishing school and going university. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this?

#year #school #university
Nowadays students' approach to
further
 education is changing and
one
 of them is to take a gap
year
 after
graduation
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of
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school
. In
this
essay
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 I will define
pros
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the pros
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 and cons of 12
months
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 gap between
school
 and institute.
Firstly
one
year
 off makes students' life more effective and it
strengthen
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 the bond between parents and youngsters.
Which
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 means
,
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 while studying at
school
 the young are buried
on
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 their books and do not have enough
time
 to relax passing
time
 with their family members. A gap
year
 enables them to Cram or
study
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 intensively until they know the subject inside out. At the same
time
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 they may have a rest by sufficing
time
 with their loved ones and have some space from studies. Another benefit is the opportunity to travel and
finding
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 a lifelong profession. Some
student
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students
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 lose control over everything studying hard for exams and do not know what they want or where
submit
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 their documents. In
this
 case, a
one
year
 vacation helps them to travel around the world, refresh their mind as well as find their own position. As the result, they realise which sphere is suitable for them and decide with
opting
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the
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 university. Turning to the drawbacks,
tha
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the
 main
one
 is
misusage
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the misusage
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 of
this
 vacation.
This
 can have catastrophic effects not only for youth
,
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 but
also
 for society. Youngsters who are completely free from any academic stuff can indulge themselves in other activities
such
 as virtual games or bullying. It leads to some health problems with eyesight,
besides
 that bullying grows
criminal
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 rate in the area. As
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bad-tempered
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bad- tempered
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bad-tempered
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 behaviour disrupts people around and
accelerate
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 violence, the young may commit a crime unconsciously. To sum up, it depends on individuals how to spend their 365 days leave after
school
.
It
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If
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 they use their
time
in
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inappropriate
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appropriate
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an appropriate
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 way, it has lucrative effects.
However
, the misusage of
this
 period may have some destructive repercussions.
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  • gap year
  • work experience
  • internships
  • traveling
  • life experiences
  • personal development
  • independent
  • self-reliant
  • educational progress
  • graduation timeline
  • financial burden
  • academic momentum
  • structured academic environment
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