Gap Year

Before going to university when students want to take time for travelling, working and performing other activities and try to keep themselves separate from study for a year is called a gap year. Students of many countries like to take gap year. It is not only useful but also harmful for them. Because of gap year, many students delay the beginning their studies.

Advantages of a gap year are many. In the period of gap year students can go out for travelling well known and historical places. They can acquire knowledge about the places they travel. There is a chance for them to learn about the culture, life style, tradition, entertainment system etc of different countries. It broadens their out look.

Some students do not like to spend their time by travel. They want to spend a year in the work place. By which they can earn money for themselves. Some students also want to perform in various social works. Above all, the benefits of a gap year are very useful and important.

On the other hand, there are many disadvantages of a gap year. Through the gap year students become to delay in their studies. It keeps them separate from study for a year. After a year, when they come back in the study, they can not pay attention to their study properly. It hampers their study. So their parents become worried about the disadvantages of the gap year.

Because of working in the gap year, they mostly attractive to earn money. For this reason, they begin to work beside their study period. It is obviously hamper their study. These are the major disadvantages of a gap year.

At the end, it is clear that gap year hamper the study of the students. Though it has some advantages but the disadvantages of the gap year are very harmful for all. So students should try to slink away it for their welfare.