It is widely believed that high school students should take a gap year after school before going to university. This essay will discuss the benefits as well as the drawbacks of taking a year off after school.
The advantages of taking a gap year are that provides students with the opportunity to travel and explore places they have always wanted to visit. Many people miss out on these experiences due to having to study or work full time. Another benefit is students gain life skills, independence and they get to know themselves better. This allows them to do things for themselves and prepare them for adulthood as well as giving them enough time to decide what they want to do in the future. Furthermore, students use this time to seek employment, either in their home country or overseas, to earn money and gain work experience. Lastly, students are often tired and overwhelmed after graduating from school and taking a gap year gives students a break to recharge themselves.
The drawbacks off taking time off is that the transition to going back to school could be difficult and learners might lose motivation to start studying again. Another disadvantage is that students will have missed out on an entire year of university and their friends will graduate before they do. In addition, the time taken off results in a delay in starting a career at a younger age, missing out on gaining work experience and climbing up the corporate ladder.
To conclude, the advantages of taking a gap year promotes personal development and independence while the disadvantages is that students can lose motivation to start studying again. The advantages of taking a year off far outweigh the disadvantages.