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Some students take one year off between finishing high school and going to university, in order to travel or to work. Do you think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

#students #year #school #university #travel #work
Having your child
going
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 to a respectable university is the dream of any parent. The perfect
life
 plan was finishing high school and starting
college
 straight away.
However
, many students nowadays
prefers
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prefer
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 to take a
sabatical
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sabbatical
 year
in
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between high school and
college
 for the purpose of working or travelling abroad, and
this
 can raise many concerns for the parents, as the children can
loose
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 momentum and
therefore
, not go to
college
.
Although
this
 can be true, taking a year off can have plenty of advantages which
outweights
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outweighs
outweigh
 the negative aspects.
Firstly
, deciding what someone will do for the rest of their
life
 is a
challeging
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challenging
 task. Not everybody grows up knowing what will be their dream job, and it is too much pressure to put on a teenager.
This
 pressure can overwhelm the child, and
as a consequence
, they will be stressed
and
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which
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 can lead to depression, and even suicide. At the same time, if a teenager is unclear on what career to pursue, taking a year off can be eye-opening.
Instead
 of rushing into choosing the wrong career, working
on
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 different fields will broaden the options, it can be useful to develop new skills, and even
finding
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 their talent.
In addition
, travelling abroad can open perspectives, by
conneting
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connecting
 with people with different cultures, and living on their own will
also
 increase independence. In conclusion, starting
college
 right after high school has an advantage as the person will not change focus and will keep studying, so they will likely graduate.
On the other hand
, taking a
sabatical
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sabbatical
 has many positive consequences that are far more beneficial to an individual,
such
 as broadening their horizons and becoming more mature, and
this
 will likely make the person more successful in
life
.
Moreover
, after having had plenty of different experiences, choosing what major to pursue during
college
 can be more assertive as the person will be more mature. Recent studies have proven that
majority
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 of people who graduated from
college
 later in
life
 have a more successful career.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Gap year
  • Academic momentum
  • Practical experience
  • Financial pressures
  • Interim period
  • Soft skills
  • Maturity
  • Independence
  • Career exploration
  • Re-adjustment
  • Social setbacks
  • Informed decision-making
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