Some students take a gap year after graduating high school to work and/or travel. Discus the advantages and disadvantages.
In recent years,
due to
the trend of working holidays, more and more students
decide to take a gap
year
after graduating high school to travel abroad, work, or become an intern. However
, some people regard a gap
year
as an irresponsible excuse of escaping from studying in college. In my opinion, it is totally upside down. Because this
experience can help teenagers to broaden their horizons, figure out what they are interested in ,and establish their confidence.
There are some discussions about the drawbacks of taking a gap
year
. The most common one is that taking a gap
year
will make students
unwilling to go back to school again. In fact, this
situation may happen, while
after finishing their gap
years most students
tend to study harder than those who attend directly to universities. The reason is that they will become more mature and they know the importance of getting a better academic score, which will help them to find a better job.
Besides
, the pros that I mentioned above, there are three positive effects of having a gap
year
. First,
no matter studying abroad or working will help students
obtain social experiences. For example
, If you go to other countries to study, you will need to deal with your accommodation, flight tickets ,and daily meal on your own. And if you go to work, you will learn how to cope with the relationships with your managers and co-workers. Second,
a gap
year
experience can let teenagers find out what they want to major in their college. This
will help them have less
possibilities to regret in the future. Change the quantifier
fewer
Third,
it is common for students
to acquire some skills in their gap
year
. Therefore
, this
will boost their confidence.
In conclusion, Although
some public believed that a gap
year
is an expensive and ineffective activity, personally, I think that it can give a lot of advantages to the students
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