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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A

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is what many fresh school graduates resort to

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of directly joining a

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the next September. Some believe

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is necessary to acquire experience, both in life and

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subject a

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desires to study. I believe

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depends on many situations,

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how the

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plans to spend their

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. Indeed, a

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needs time to recharge after a long, demanding senior

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studying and endless chains of tests.

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,

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need not be done by having an entire

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of fun

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, which is what most

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

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believe that a whole

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of rest might enable them to enter

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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

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. It will be quite difficult for

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

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

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, if

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of sitting back and relaxing all

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long, a

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utilizes a

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I support

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with all my being. Utilizing a

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looks like reading books about the field

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is aiming to study

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, adopting healthy habits, getting a job that will help

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

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a strong foundation for

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to flourish in

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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.

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,

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will essentially have a head start on their fellow colleagues in

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. The journey

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

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a boost of confidence and

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. In conclusion, my support for a

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depends on how

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

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spent in a

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academically, it has my support.

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, I am not all for a

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of fun that can easily demotivate

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.