Some young people look forward to a year of travelling, a 'gap year'; before they begin work or university and see it as a chance to broaden their horizons. For others this is an expensive waste of time. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

Nowadays, students have more opportunities to decide their time before beginning work or university. Some youngsters believe that a
gap
year
is a good opportunity for high school
graduates
to travel.
However
, others disagree and think that it is a waste of valuable time. In my opinion, it is considered that students should choose
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gap
year
” if it has been planned perfectly and fully budgeted. On
one
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hand, it seems a fair suggestion that there are a lot of advantages to
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gap
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year
. Certainly,
graduates
stop depending on their parents and have more opportunities to become more independent and mature.
Moreover
, it is a great possibility to see
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around
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, experience new cultures and meet various types
people
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.
In addition
,
graduates
also
have more time to think about their future
career
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and make the right choice about their degree when they become mature in their thought.
On the other hand
,
although
I have some sympathy for
this
view, it is
also
true that after
gap
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year
, knowledge gained in high school before might be forgotten,
as well as
students can find difficulties during their studies.
For instance
,
graduates
forget basic mathematical knowledge
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they have not used in real life;
therefore
, their study way might be affected. Another problem that can be seen is the financial aspect. It will take a lot of money to travel and people who follow the
gap
year
might use all of their savings for tourism.
This
leads to bankruptcy and inability to pay school fees. In conclusion,
gap
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year
is a good option only if it is perfectly planned and requires many skills to budget the trips to avoid
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future financial problems.
However
, any decision should be considered exactly to ensure
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right future.
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