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Nowadays some high-school graduates travel or work for a period of time instead of going directly to study at university. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words.

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Taking a
gap
year
 after
graduate
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graduating
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 from
a
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apply
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high school has been becoming increasingly popular in recent years.
While
this
year
 may expand
teenager's
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teenagers'
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horizon
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horizons
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,
negative
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the negative
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 impacts of
this
 trend outweigh the positive effects, since students may lose their academic momentum,
moreover
 waste their
money
. One of the reasons why youngsters may be affected badly is being far away from education may distract their focus. Young adults tend to travel or work during
gap
year
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years
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 in order to broaden their horizons;
however
, as they quit to study, they are likely to forget the requirements of being a successful student, including working long hours.
Furthermore
, if they prefer to work over the
gap
year
, they
able
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are able
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 to earn
money
 for their effort,
unfortunately
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unfortunately,
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 their focus on studying may be distracted by earning
money
.
As a result
 of
this
 approach, studying math or chemistry as a student may seem meaningless, it is because they do not earn
money
 by learning a math formula.
Therefore
, high-school graduates would not be eager to turn back to college after a
gap
year
, since they lose their study
disciple
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discipline
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, and are distracted during a
year-off
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year off
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.
On the other hand
, a
year
, which is spent
for
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on
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traveling
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travelling
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 may put
strain
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a strain
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 on
individual's
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an individual's
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 budget. The importance of touching new cultures by travelling is undeniable,
whereas
this
 process would be overpriced for some. To clarify, flight tickets,
accomodations
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accommodation
accommodations
 costs, and other expenses related to
journey
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the journey
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 may affect people's budget, considering they do not have
salary
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a salary
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, their parents may face some difficulties in affording their expenditures.
For example
, the cost of
one-
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one year
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year
 travel across the continent of Europe almost doubled the price of
one-
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a one-year
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year
 university education. Spending their saving on
traveling
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travelling
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 would seem wasting to low-income families.
In other words
, pupils may benefit from their parent's saving by spending on their education,
instead
 of
traveling
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travelling
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.
To conclude
, taking a
gap
year
 may develop
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an adolescant's
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adolescant's
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adolescent's
adolescents
 perspectives by
traveling
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travelling
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, and learning
different
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a different
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culture
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cultures
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.
However
,
this
 process may result in a
lose
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loss
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 of academic momentum, and
also
 wasting their parent's
saving
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savings
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.
Desicion
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Decision
 of whether
taking
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to take
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 a
year-off
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year off
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 should be evaluated
according to
pupil's
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the pupil's
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 own circumstances and
their
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apply
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financial status.
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structure
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cohesion
Work on varying your sentence structures and using cohesive devices effectively to link ideas not only within paragraphs but also between them. This will enhance the flow of your essay.
development
Provide more specific examples to support your arguments. Examples help to illustrate your points and make them more convincing. Remember to tie the examples directly back to the question prompt.
task response
Make sure to answer all parts of the prompt thoroughly. In this case, discuss some clear advantages to balance your argument, ensuring that the essay addresses whether the advantages outweigh the disadvantages or not.

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