Some people are of the view that students should keep a gap of one year without study between school and university. While others think it affects learning. Discuss both viewpoints and give your opinion by giving relevant reasons and examples.

A
gap
year
has become a trend among young adults. The topic has
been
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stirred up controversy worldwide. In
this
essay, both sides will be discussed and my opinion will be given.
Firstly
, taking a
gap
year
is a great opportunity to explore life. I strongly believe it is
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perfect timing after the students have
theorically
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theoretically
study
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in classes for years.
This
is the appropriate
time
for them to physically explore the world by themselves.
Furthermore
,
this
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they can use for self-discovery, the career they want to
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pursuit
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in the future. The
gap
year
will enable
to
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them to
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trial and error on activities they have been planning
to
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,
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such
as travelling, taking
second
language courses, or starting some businesses. Experiences gained from
such
activities can help to guide the tweens to
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more
on
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their preferences and goals in the future.
However
,
gap
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year
could be counted as
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and money
wasting
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from
parents'
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point of view. They feel that it is useless as the youngster have not yet been fully equipped with enough knowledge. To illustrate
this
, the students might want to start a business but they have not learnt much about business practices. So there is a high tendency that the business will not be
success
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as it should be. Both
financial
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and
time
are fully consumed and wasted.
As a result
,
disadvantages
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outweight
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outweigh
advantages
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in
this
case. To conclude, I strongly believe that students should take a
gap
of one
year
because it is
the
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good chance to gain new experiences they have never faced in
classroom
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.
However
, it could be
time
and money wasted if they are taking the risk too high level without full knowledge.
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