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

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In recent years, a trend is going of taking a gap
year
 by
students
 before going to university. It has a lot of advantages and disadvantages for student life which affect in
a
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good and bad
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 through life .
To begin
 with the advantages of having a
year
 off after completing school education. First of all,
students
 can get practical experience by doing a job in that
year
 which can be utilised in
further
 study and it makes it easy for them to understand
further
 education.
For instance
, Engineering study totally depends on practical work if a student gets in previously
then
 it saves them time to understand the topics.
Secondly
, in
this
 competitive era, it is very hard to get admission in well reputable universities as they have to pass the entrance exam ,
thus
,
this
year
 provides an opportunity for them to prepare for exams.
For example
, Gate is a difficult exam in India to get enrollment in Nit ,
therefore
,
students
 always take a
year
 to practice to crack
this
 exam. On the other side, success is all about practice and it should be continued add full of determination but sometimes a gap
year
 can break their flow of study and can astray from their path of success,
hence
, can be a cause of loss.
In addition
, there
is
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 some job universities which does not allow a gap
year
 between school and university education ,
as a result
,
this
 decision can close the door for
students
 to get admission and job at their which could be a cause of unemployment. To recapitulate,
although
,
students
 can get astray from the life of goals because of having a
year
 off before going to college but can get prepare for future studies.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • 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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