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 .

Young

people

in some countries prefer to have a gap year before they start a graduate program at

university

. They use

this

time

for work or travelling. On the one hand, young

people

are challenged by the lack of life experience and numerous future students can not choose the right profession for themselves. In

this

case, the part-

time

unqualified job can give them money to cover their basic expenditures and

time

to think about life-goal plans.

Furthermore

, they can be employed and travel at the same

time

.

This

strategy allows young

people

to deal with stress caused by the importance of choosing a professional field and contributes to the good mental health of future graduates.

On the other hand

, a gap year can cause some problems for young

people

. A long-term vacation before studying, at some point, could have a negative impact on

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a student's

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student's

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students'

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performance at

university

.

Thus

education at

university

starts, and they could find themselves struggling with skills necessary for study,

such

as analyses of huge amounts of information, academic writing and

time

management.

To conclude

,

this

essay agrees that a decision to have a gap year may have some advantages and disadvantages at the same

time

.

However

, the performance of a student at the

university

mostly depends on encouragement to study and self-discipline. Anyway, travelling and working before a graduate program can be a good chance to have life experience and benefit mental health.