Do you think student should take a year off btw HS, and college?

Question

Convice an audience of high school seniors to take a year off b/t H.S. and 4 college. use some facts and personal experiences and research about this topic.

Answer 1

I'm not a big fan of it. You can gain work experience taking a part time job during school, or working in the summer. I just don't think it's that helpful.

Now, taking a year off btw college and grad school, I'm all for that.

Answer 2

Though I did not do this, I sometimes wish I had taken a year off in between high school and university. It depends what sort of personal situation a student is in - if they live with their parents, and are happy not paying rent for the next couple years or so, then I wouldn't suggest it. My family lives in another country, so I don't have that financial support, and it may have been a better move financially for me to have taken a year off after HS graduation and made some money so I wouldn't have to work so hard now just to pay rent and tuition. I would have more time to devote to my studies, giving me a higher GPA, which really is the most important. It might also bring down the chances of students who don't get financial aid to take out loans and put themselves in debt. It may help them to take more credit hours per semester, since they won't have to work so hard, ultimately resulting in a faster graduation date. There are a lot of good reasons - nowadays, there are 40 year olds in school, it's not the student would be too old or wasted a lot of time if it was only a year. They would just have to make sure they have the motivation to go to university within a year. This is coming from a college senior - it's not such a bad idea to wait for some people.

Answer 3

I would say absolutely not. Living at home and being supported by the parents, the money one makes in a minimum wage job, is all discretionary because not much if any of it must be spent to support oneself. Therefore, it gives a person a false sense of how well they are doing financially and they may postpone going back to school indefinitely. Also, carrying on studying does not interrupt the flow of the learning process which might be lost during the time away from school. So, bite the bullet and continue your schooling and if neccessary, take a year off AFTER college or university, but at least then you already have a diploma. Good Luck

Answer 4

As a adult that is still going to college, I'd be very quick to say heck yes. I think that high school graduates ought to have to deal with a low paying, high energy, long hour, low appreciation and little recognition job so that they can see exactly what the continuation of schooling would enable them to get and stay away from. Shoveling coal into a lead burner at an ammunition plant made my stepson who had decided to quit school turn into a deans list student. Seeing all the young adults these days that are stuck working some dead end job because they stopped their education just kills me. Learning is not for everyone, but you learn something new everyday, and when you stop learning, you stop living.

Answer 5

Sounds like some homework you have.

Well the truth is you should not take a year off between the two. I have had several friends who took a year off and enjoyed making that $18,000 a year to much. Too bad if they went to college for 4 years they would be making $40,000 a year to start and would be having fun along the way!

Answer 6

JC the Man is right!!!! You take off a year and soon that job ya got seems to give you a little freedom with cash in your pocket. NO WAY IS IT A GOOD IDEA TO TAKE OFF A YEAR BETWEEN HIGHSCHOOL AND COLLEGE !!!!!!! In fact enroll in summer school to start on credit hrs needed to prerequisits

Answer 7

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