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Many students choose to take a gap year before starting university, to travel or gain work experience. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this?

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Taking a gap
year
 in some countries is commonly recommended to young
people
 who have just finished high school. There are a number of benefits and drawbacks of spending a
year
 travelling or working for youngsters. On the one hand, taking a
year
 off after finishing
a
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school may have
bring
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 some advantages for young
people
.
Firstly
, they can improve their outlook by travelling to different countries and learning
cultures
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about cultures
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, which may help them in their
further
 education at universities.
Secondly
, they can earn some money in order to pay
university
 tuition fees, and
valuable
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 work experience they gain in the workplace may make them ready for
the
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future competition in educational settings.
Finally
, a gap
year
 helps them make a perfect career choice as they have a great opportunity to work in different places.
On the other hand
, a
year
 between finishing
a
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high school and entering
university
 may be disadvantageous
due to
 several reasons. The main reason is that young
people
 who spend a
year
 outside of studying find it hard to get back to things like doing homework since they are likely to lose their study habits and abilities. Another primary disadvantage seems to be
high
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 costs of travelling.
Although
 they can make a good amount of money from working, they will probably end up
with
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having
no
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 enough money by only travelling. If they only work without any travelling, they may feel depressed and think
themselves
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behind
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 their peers who are studying at
university
. In conclusion, spending a
year
 off until taking a
university
 education may have both positive and negative sides for young
people
 at the same time.
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