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Some students prefer to take a year off between school and university, to
work or travel. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?
Some school leavers hold the belief that it is beneficial for them to have a year off
to travel or work before enrolling in university. Although this trend has both
merits and downsides, I would argue that the advantages of this trend are
outweighed by the disadvantages.
On the one hand, students received some advantages/ benefits in some aspects
during their gap year. Firstly, they could get vital experience to develop working
manner. It is necessary for them to apply for part-time jobs which they could work
to earn money covering the daily expense as well as support their study at
university. Secondly, traveling during a year off is not only help them relax after a
year of studying intensively but also improve and enhance their knowledge such as
culture and society in other countries. For example, students in the USA and the
western countries usually spend a year teaching English for children in some the
Asian countries including Viet Nam during their traveling. This is a win-win
benefit for both students and local people, in which students would know more
about other deep culture and locals could develop additionally a language.
On the other hand, I believe that the drawbacks are more significant than such
benefits. The first reason is that student would spend an excessive amount of time
on traveling which discourages them from studying causing a negative attitude
towards learning later on. Thus, they could not keep up with your studies
compared to peers. As a result, they might be less motivated to study further.
Another reason is that their temporary work may help them earn much money in
the short time. This could lead to a negative influence on their studies because
students think that they do not study at a university to make money.
In conclusion, despite several obvious advantages of traveling or working in a gap
year, I believe that these are outweighed the disadvantages and students should
take this option into consideration before making a decision.
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