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 ora waste of time?

It is argued that many

students

prefer to take a gap year before starting

university

. The options lead to

travel

or gain

work

experience

and

this

essay thinks that

this

is a good idea

instead

of wasting time. The reason why

this

is a good idea is because travelling can enhance their personal

skills

while

working

experience

can grow their professional

skills

. Those

skills

are needed when they study

in

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university

.

To begin

with,

travel

can enhance their social

skill

because they can meet new people and adapt to new

culture

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cultures

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.

Futhermore

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Furthermore

, meeting new people

require

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them to communicate and

undertand

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understand

the context or the topics

while

discussed

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with local people.

With

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such

experience

that they've got, it

also

can lead to

enhance

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for

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their social and communication

skill

.

For instance

,

There

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are lots of volunteering

program

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programs

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where

students

took

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part and

travel

to South Africa for three months to help

local

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community develop their library. These programs are not only to give

travel

experience

but

also

to give them exposure to different

culture

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cultures

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and social-economy

background

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backgrounds

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so that they can adapt quickly

in

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to

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new

environment

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environments

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. It will

also

the

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same situation with

university

where they need to learn quickly.

Moreover

,

work

experience

can develop

their

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professional

skill

needed in

university

. Workforce

skills

such

as problem-solving

skill

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skills

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, following

instruction

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instructions

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and finishing

work

on time are useful for the

students

when they try to finish their assignments.

This

can come from the simple

work

experience

in fast food chains

such

as KFC or

Mc Donalds

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McDonald's

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where they

work

as drive-thru service. They can learn how to understand the customers' needs,

following

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the standard operating procedures and

work

fast because the customers are waiting. In conclusion, there

are

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no wasted time when it comes to acquiring new

skills

whether through travelling or

work

experience

.

This

essay thinks that

students

can take a gap year before going to

univesity

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university

and it is a good idea because they can enhance their personal

skills

and

profesional

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professional

skills

which are needed in the

university

.