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Many students choose to take a gap year before starting university, to travel, or gain work experience. Do you think this is a good idea or a waste of time?

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Taking a
gap
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year
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 to travel and gain
experience
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 is an opportunity many students take. I believe there are valid arguments both in
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 and against
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 practice.
Firstly
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, a
gap
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year
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 is a
way
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 of having a good rest after spending a long
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 studying because it is a chance to change an occupation rather than stay idle for a prolonged period of
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. Personally, I can attest that doing a hobby is far more productive than
enganging
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engaging
 in passive entertainment not only because there may be something to show for it afterwards, but
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due to
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 the ability to start thinking differently about
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 in general.
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, a
gap
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year
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 is a
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 of testing
one
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's hypothesis about their true calling in
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, the occupation that may be chosen as a
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 to both please
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's soul and pay
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's bills. From my
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, the
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one
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 may imagine the thing
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is rarely the
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 they really are.
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,
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first-hand
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 is invaluable. It is better to get a feel for what you strive for and change the plans for the future if necessary sooner rather than later.
On the other hand
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,
while
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 a
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 may not seem like a long
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, the observed accelerating pace of
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 and changes driven by technologies and multiplied with the positive feedback loop proves that the
way
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 the world works may change rather quickly. Talent only shines when combined with enough effort. For that reason, it is a good idea to start the work on the concrete goals as soon as possible. Undoubtedly, there is always a risk of failure.
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, I believe that any
experience
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 can be good as long as
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 is prepared to see it that
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. Even if
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 realizes that the chosen occupation is not exactly what
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 wanted from the start, there will be an opportunity to rediscover oneself later.
Although
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 I am not able to speak about
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 from my own
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 for now, the people I had a chance to speak with almost unanimously
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confirm
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 that diverse backgrounds are valued in all aspects of
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. In conclusion, taking a
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year
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 is a
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 to let your soul speak up and reveal what you truly want to do with your
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, but it may come with a cost of missed opportunities
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 the pace of
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 in the modern world. I believe it is possible to compromise and make the
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 period used for
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travel
 and new experiences shorter, but no matter how much
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 you take or if you even take the
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 to pause at all, you should stay open-minded and ready to follow your heart when it calls.

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Word Count

IELTS says that you should write a minimum of 250 words in writing task 2. If you go under word count you will lose marks in task response.

A very long essay will not give you a higher band score.

Aim for between 260 to 290 words in writing task 2. This will ensure a concise essay and will be realistic in terms of time management. You have only 40 minutes to write the essay and you need around 10 minutes of planning time, so you will not be able to write a long essay in 30 minutes.

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