Before college, many students are encouraged to do a internship or to explore new places. This essay suggests that gained experiences and time for relaxation are biggest advantages of this, what time loss and less motivation are the primary disadvantages.
The main advantages of a gap year are work learnt and time they get for their mental peace. For young peoples who just finish their secondary level education, working will help them to understand how the world actually works. And the experience they get from a job or an internship will support them in their upcoming life. In addition, travelling and visiting new fields will help them to learn more about outer world. Furthermore, students will get time fulfilling and developing their hobbies. In, UK a recent study found that, a leisure period in between study helps us to think more widely and helps making the best decisions.
However, students waste their time in gaps which could be used to develop the important life skills and they are likely to be obsessed to job or travel and don’t want to return to life of study. Spending time and job will put them one year back than others and in this competitive job market, one year gap will make a huge difference. Moreover, some will choose not to join University and continue their job. For example, majority of people stuck on a profession are the student who choosed two continue working while taking a rest year and there is no way back.
In conclusion, taking a break can be beneficial if each allows to gain experience and improve mental health. However one should be careful of missing opportunities or getting obsessed with salary and stuck on a job.