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In some countries young people are encouraged 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.

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Nowadays, young people are pushed to take a gap
year
 once they finish high school, just before going to
the
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university.
This
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advantages
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 and disadvantages of the above scenario and provide a logical conclusion. The two main advantages of the
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 “sabbatical”
year
 or
period
 are getting the chance to just
resting
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, before starting university studies, and having the opportunity to find out
new
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about new
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culture
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 or places
traveling
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 around the world. I clearly remember the latter
time
 of
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high school, I was literally devastated and I would
had
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time
 to take a long nap on the sofa and money to devote
at
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 travelling
in
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 the most beautiful islands on earth.
However
, the sabbatical
year
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also
 some relevant drawbacks as
firstly
, even just wasting
time
 and
loosing
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 the chance to do something productive for the community and for oneself and,
secondly
, pushing families to face extra costs for a long
period
 of
time
. I specifically remember the
period
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high school: I was really focused and projected on training for the entry exam of
the
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college; a lot of friends spent
time
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watching tv or playing summer sports at the beach,
in other words
 doing nothing at all.
To conclude
, there are evident advantages and disadvantages
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 working or travelling for a
year
 just before starting university studies, as resting, or coming across to other cultures on the benefits side or wasting
time
 and pushing parents to have extra costs for a long
period
 on the drawbacks side. I sincerely believe that the gap
year
’s benefits outweigh its drawbacks.
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  • Life experience
  • Work ethic
  • Career readiness
  • Self-discovery
  • Delayed gratification
  • Intellectual stagnation
  • Financial implications
  • Social dynamics
  • Academic trajectory
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