Some students take a year off between school and university, to work or to travel. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

Question 1

Some students take a year off between school and university, to work or to travel. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

Answer 1

Introduction:

• It is true that nowadays many student choose to start their work or take a gap year before university
• bring some drawback >< it’s more likely to have long-term benefits for their life.

Body:
- may have encounter difficulties when delay their university study.
+ the delay in the academic progress < 1 year off school
+ Gap-year takers may have to face the challenge of becoming familiar with the knowledge at school again
+ Receive more pressure of catching up with their peers.
+ The life out of university campus may prove to be mentally and physically overwhelming < inexperienced
+ At risk of being exploited in an exhausting job

• disadvantages are outweighed by the positive effects.
  +Ideal opportunity for students to learn about what is not taught at university.
  + Working with experts > understanding of the job > valuable practical lessons > more mature.
  + easier to find a job < employers tend to favourably consider applicants < have extensive experience in life
  +advantageous as students can have a chance to relieve stress in study > acquire knowledge more effectively