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It is becoming increasingly popular to have a year off between finishing school and joining universities. What are the advantages or disadvantages?

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Every
student
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 has a
year
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 off between finishing
school
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 and joining
universities
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. It is becoming increasingly popular than
previous
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in previous
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years
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. It has some
advantages
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 & disadvantages and which are different from
student
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 to
student
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due to
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 their
works
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work
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 and procedures. In
this
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part
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 I would like to talk about
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advantages
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the advantages
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 of taking a
year
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 off between finishing
school
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 and joining
universities
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. The
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advantages
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 of that
are
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,
every
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that every
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students
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student
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have
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 to go to
school
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around
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for around
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 12
years
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 from their
begining
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beginning
. after
the
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apply
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12
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years
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years,
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 they need to join to university
to
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for
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their
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apply
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further
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education
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. After
joined
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 with university they have to
spent
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 more than 3
years
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 to complete their degree. So
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student
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students
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 can take a rest between
this
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year
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 off period.
Peoples
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People
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 can visit anywhere to
took
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take
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rest
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a rest
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 and avoid
their
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 mental pressure of 12
years
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 of
school
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 life. Another advantage is
student
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 can give their attention to
do
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some small
courses
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, which helps to get
advantage
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an advantage
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 in their
further
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education
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 like in
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a bachelors
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bachelors
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bachelor's
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 or in
master
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master's
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 program.
As
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In
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student
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students
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 can join with language short
courses
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, MS
office
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Office
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 program
courses
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and
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graphic design
courses
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 etc..
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 is very
helpfull
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helpful
 for their
education
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 and it
convert
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 to their skills and they can earn
it
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apply
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through the program. When we are talking about
disadvantages
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the disadvantages
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 of taking a
year
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 off between finishing
school
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 and joining
universities
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, which are some
students
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applied
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 for part-time jobs or full-time jobs. So, if they agreed to with under contract with their employees, they didn't move back to their
further
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education
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. They are continuing their life with that job and
students
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 have to stop
to
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their
education
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temporary
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temporarily
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 or
permanetly
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permanently
.
Peoples
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People
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 can't understand the
important
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importance
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 of
the
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apply
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education
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 in
this
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 time period. They are suffering
about
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from
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 their decision after
long
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a long
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 time.
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 they can't
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 anything.
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As
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 my view, I think there are
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a lot
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lot
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a lot
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 of
advantages
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to taking
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taking
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to taking
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a
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an
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off
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apply
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year
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 period between finishing
school
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 and joining
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university
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universities
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university
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. If
school
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 teachers can explain
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the important
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important
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importance
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 of a taking
one
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one-year
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year
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 vacation between their
school
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 life and before
the
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apply
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universities
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university
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, every
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students
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student
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 can complete their
further
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education
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 without any interruptions.

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coherence cohesion
The essay contains a very rudimentary structure in terms of coherence and cohesion. It lacks a clear introductory paragraph that clearly sets out the question being addressed and the stance being taken. The conclusion is also not clearly defined. Paragraphs are not well-constructed, with ideas sometimes lacking logical development. To improve, the writer needs to develop a clear introduction, followed by logically structured paragraphs with clear topic sentences that correlate to the central thesis, and finish with a conclusive paragraph that summarises the discussion and reiterates the writer's position.
task achievement
The essay partially addresses the task, mentioning both advantages and disadvantages, but it does not entirely fulfil the prompt as it does not offer a well-balanced discussion of the topic. The conclusion seems to indicate a personal opinion, but it is not well-supported throughout the essay. More comprehensive ideas and clear arguments need to be presented to enhance clarity. Including relevant examples would have strengthened the response and provided clearer evidence for the points made.

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  • Paragraph 1 - Introduction
    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion
    • Sentence 1 - Summary
    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • personal growth
  • academic performance
  • career exploration
  • cultural exposure
  • academic momentum
  • financial implications
  • peer separation
  • higher education
  • maturity
  • independence
  • self-understanding
  • reinvigorate
  • career paths
  • internships
  • globalized
  • structured learning
  • study habits
  • earning potential
  • social integration
  • non-academic
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