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Some people think high school graduates should travel or work for a period of time instead of going directly to study at university. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of both approaches. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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Some people believe that after high
school
 life, it is better to have experiences in
traveling
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 or working than to study immediately for a higher degree. The advantage is the experiences they are stuffed with can strengthen the choice of specialization in university, while
on the other hand
, losing
interest
 to go to university can be the
disadvantages
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. Taking some
time
 to wander around after graduating high
school
 can broaden the experience and give some space and
time
to
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for
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 the graduates to think about their passion before taking a more specialized major. They will get to explore any job roles through the internship
then
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as
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 a result, have
the
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exposure
of
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 how things work in a professional role.
Hence
 more
time
 and pictures of what they want to pursue
for
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the
next
 level since up until now, there are still people admitting their regret for studying the major they have no
interest
on
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, yet have chosen.
Conversely
, going to work and making money before going to university can lessen their
interest
to
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an
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advanced education. People who work will be occupied both in
time
 and thoughts that they tend to forget the importance of education.
Moreover
, the job options are limited to those with only
high
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school
certificate
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certificates
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 since many require a higher degree.
As a result
, the graduates will end up
enjoy
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 making money from their position with little
possibilities
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 to get promoted due to their high
school
 degree. All in all, go experiencing the outside world after high
school
 graduation
have
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an advantages
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an advantage
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 of broad exposure which outweighs the disadvantage of losing
the
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apply
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interest
to
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an
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advanced learning after working and making money.
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