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Essay Number 61
Some school leavers travel or work for a period of time instead of going directly to the
university. What are the advantages and disadvantages.
A gap year is a year after high school when a student takes time to explore his or her
interests, which usually entails some type of travelling or working. After the gap year is over,
the student begins his or her career. It has both pros and cons which I shall discuss in this
essay.
There are many benefits of taking a year off. Firstly, the student can explore his interests
before deciding on a major. Just passing out of secondary school, a student does know what
his real interests are. A gap year gives him time to introspect and he may also find
something he has never considered studying before. Secondly, he can save money to
finance his education and ease some burden off his parents’ shoulders. Higher education is
very expensive and some parents cannot afford the full cost of students’ university fees.
Furthermore, during this year, the student meets different people and experiences different
cultures. As a result his personality develops and he comes to know about the outside
world. Finally, a well planned gap year is attractive to some admissions tutors and to future
employers. For example, a student can add his activities of the gap year in his resume when
he applies to the university or for some job after completion of his education. This is taken
in a positive light by the admissions committee and some job providers.
As every garden has weeds, similarly a gap year also has a downside. A student may find it
difficult to get back to study. A year is a long time and once that tempo of attending classes
and doing home-work etc. is lost, a student may not feel like studying again. Secondly, if he
starts earning enough, education may seem unimportant. Finally, if a student doesn’t plan it
properly, it may end up as a wasted year.
To put it in a nutshell, I pen down saying that a gap year has a lot of advantages provided it
is planned well.
( Similar essay – (12-09-2009 India )When students leave school and enter into university or
college. The time in between leaving school and entering college, the experience of work is
more important than travelling. To what extent do you agree or disagree?)
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