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.

Nowadays, there has been an accelerating trend of high school graduates taking a break from studying to work or

to

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travel before pursuing tertiary education.

While

this

is beneficial to some extent, I am

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of the opinion that its shortcomings are rather weighty for the followers of

this

trend. In my opinion, it is an absolutely reasonable and wise decision because of its benefits.

Firstly

, if

students

spend a

gap

year

to travel

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, they will walk away with coveted workplace

skills

and life experience. High school seniors will find themselves

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more flexible and adaptable

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and may pick up some hard

skills

like community development, graphic design, or writing, depending on their program or what they do during their

gap

year

. These

skills

can prepare

students

for college, internships, and

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entering the workforce. From that

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those who have just entered adulthood may learn the precious value of each coin earned.

Secondly

, some

students

may

also

become cross-country

travelers

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and absorb

knowledge

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of diverse cultural settings and from different geographical contexts.

Besides

, whether you want to brush up on your English or are interested in learning a completely new language, there’s no better way to do so than

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yourself with native speakers.

Traveling

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often allows

students

to practice their language

skills

. These all are values of humanity that generally cannot be obtained from the majority of educational programmes yet are highly advantageous for adults.

On the other hand

, recent high-school graduates may have to face serious consequences once they have chosen to be

gap

-

year

takers.

First,

the young can be overwhelmed by the huge amount of knowledge that they have to apply themselves in order not to fall behind in their study

as well as

facing peer pressure.

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youngsters without firm determination, a life without the discipline of formal schooling can be filled with temptation . For that reason, they may decide not to

further

their study after the

gap

year

or are afraid of going back to college. For society as a whole,

this

is an alarming problem because

such

decisions can lead to a shortage of

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workforce. In conclusion, I believe that given the mentioned downsides, the advantages make

gap

year

a worthwhile path for young people who have just graduated from high school.