In some countries young people are encourage to work or travel for a year between finishing high school and starting university studies. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for young people who decide to do this.

One

year

of vacation after finishing high school is given to students as an opportunity to gain work experience or travel to some countries. While it has resulted in many advantages, there are several negative impacts that should not be overlooked. There are many arguments in favour of

this

opportunity.

First

of all,

this

year

is a valuable chance for pupils to find their interests and make a wise

decision

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for their future careers.

For example

, for a student who would like to apply for a med school, spending time doing some voluntary jobs

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a hospital setting and being in close contact with patients and the work environment gives a clear view of what they are going to experience in future as a physician.

Therefore

, young adults can obtain a realistic understanding of their dream jobs and pursue a career based on their abilities and characteristics.

Furthermore

, using

this

gap to take rest and explore other places

also

help youngsters to get ready for the adult rat race called life.

This

is because

one

's brain has limited capacity and

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working productively it requires time off to restore by doing activities like doing hobbies, reading books

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and going on a trip

otherwise

it gets burned out.

Consequently

, giving time to the brain to breathe can prevent any university dropout or failure. Despite the above so-called positive aspects, there is a darker side to it.

One

can say that

this

gap can deviate a student from the way he was expected to go.

For instance

, getting hired in a regular job and earning enough money that a young adult needs to afford his expenditures might encourage him not to accept the hassles of approving for

universities

.

Thus

, those who get enticed by the money they earn can lose the potential successful future as an engineer or a doctor. Added to

this

,

this

year

can cause a problem for

universities

' enrollment.

One

can take the example of reputed

universities

like Harvard that continuity of education is important.

As a result

, taking a

year

without paying attention to these matters can cause some difficulties for

further

education. To sum up, the opportunity of having

one

year

before entering

universities

has both positive and negative sides to it.

Although

it can result in finding out their interests and getting prepared for

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upcoming couple of years of studying, it can have negative impacts on their interest in continuing education or their qualification for being accepted.