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

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fewer

show examples

possibilities to regret in the future.

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

.