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?

The

Gap

Year

Gap

A

gap

year

is what many fresh school graduates resort to

instead

of directly joining a

university

the next September. Some believe

this

gap

year

is necessary to acquire experience, both in life and

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subject a

student

desires to study. I believe

this

depends on many situations,

for example

how the

student

plans to spend their

gap

year

. Indeed, a

student

needs time to recharge after a long, demanding senior

year

of

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studying and endless chains of tests.

However

,

this

need not be done by having an entire

year

of fun

traveling

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, which is what most

students

end up doing. Three months are more than enough if spent the right way. Many

students

believe that a whole

year

of rest might enable them to enter

university

in a relaxed state, with a clear mind. What they will not see coming is that, yes, their minds will be truly devoid of anything they studied the past

year

. It will be quite difficult for

students

to regain their academic motivation and fall back into the school routine.

Moreover

, the yearlong holiday will be almost impossible to let go of, understandably!

On the other hand

, if

instead

of sitting back and relaxing all

year

long, a

student

utilizes a

gap

year

,

then

I support

this

with all my being. Utilizing a

gap

year

looks like reading books about the field

one

is aiming to study

in

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, adopting healthy habits, getting a job that will help

in

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a CV, or even learning a new language. Basically,

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a strong foundation for

one

to flourish in

university

years, with the addition of anything that will appeal to companies, in a CV. Accomplishing things that could be the point of difference between two excellent workers in a particular field, whether that be an extra language, experience with computers, or even networking skills.

Consequently

,

one

will essentially have a head start on their fellow colleagues in

university

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. The journey

one

embarks on will likely be smoother than anticipated. Having some kind of knowledge on a subject before actually studying it, gives a

student

a boost of confidence and

self assurance

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. In conclusion, my support for a

gap

year

depends on how

this

gap

year

is spent, as it fully defines whether it was worthwhile or not. In the case of a

gap

year

being

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spent in a

student

’s

favor

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academically, it has my support.

However

, I am not all for a

year

of fun that can easily demotivate

students

.