In some countries young people are encouraged to work or travel for a year between finishing high school and starting university studies. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for young people who decide to do this .

Nowadays, travelling around the world is becoming increasingly popular. Several states encouraged young
people
to work or travel for a year before starting university. In
this
essay, I will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of
such
endeavors
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and give
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. In more
details
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, in
this
generation
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travelling becomes easier and
affordable
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. There are lots of young adults who are travelling with friends and family. Encouraging
younger
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generation to travel has a beneficial effect and will broaden their perspective in life. It will offer them new possibilities, they can meet new
people
and can learn more outside their comfort zone. It will mature their minds and
experienced
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something that they never had before.
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, If I travel to
US
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, I will become aware of the difference in culture and lifestyle. The way
people
live their lives
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new
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language
thus
will give me an opportunity to learn. Younger
people
have the ability to absorb new information fast. At the time that I go back to my country and enter university,
with
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this
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knowledge that I accumulated is an edge towards my future.
However
, the downside is that
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the student might not want to enter college after, experiencing and having a job.
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, during summer break I will work as a cashier in a
convenient
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store. I will get paid and receive my salary. Now, I can buy what I want and what I need. As a younger adult, I will realize that
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I can earn money even without entering the academy. Why would I make myself suffer?
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, travelling or working prior to entering university
have
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its costs and benefits. It might either encourage them to study and learn or distract them,
thus
prefer
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to work and earn money.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Cultural immersion
  • Life experience
  • Work ethic
  • Career readiness
  • Self-discovery
  • Delayed gratification
  • Intellectual stagnation
  • Financial implications
  • Social dynamics
  • Academic trajectory
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