Diagnostic Essay – Expressing an Opinion College is not right for everyone. With that said, everyone is not college material. Some students are not ready to go off to college right after graduating from high school. Some students may not be mature enough to go off to college just out high school. So in my opinion it should be up to the individual if their ready to start college are take off a year before going to college (Unigo, 2015). However, some students need to sort things out. While most individuals are a little nervous going off to college, meeting new people, new surroundings, academic expectations are higher etc… which is common some students are just not ready. Although data shows that students who take a “gap” year and do something productive enter college more devoted, ready, and more mature to committed to their education. Taking a gap year could engage a student in a new and different way. This doesn’t mean staying at home and living off their parents for a year, and mowing the lawn not a good idea. This means either get a job, volunteer, travel, get an internship something that will force a person to get up every day and learn about themselves and their place in the world (Unigo, 2015). If taking a gap year off, be sure to be productive and follow a formal gap year experience around the world, or doing important internship.
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This will help you develop skills and gain experience to the world around you. The experiences will contribute to your college and threw out one’s life. Consequently, students that take a gap year can defer their application for a year, a student can apply in their senior year of high school, by doing this their getting the help and advice of their school consular. When doing this it gives the student security of knowing there is a plan in action for them when they get back from their gap year off. After their meaningful experience apply again to the colleges that turn them down, after a year abroad could help them get excepted in to a college that they really want to attend in the first place (Unigo, 2015). Going to college is a great experience, but a person needs to be ready. As a student living away have to take charge, for most it could be their first time living away from home. College is about learning, and not parting all night and going to school functions. This is about learning who you are and what you want to do, and getting an education to prepare for a career (Unigo, 2015). Students can look into companies that help to organize gap year fairs, can speak to representatives from different programs. After a gap year experience whether you work for pay, or volunteer this could put a student a step ahead of others when it comes to jobs after getting their degree. Whatever a student does after taking off a year, could help them decide what it is they want to study, if they were undecided about their career (Unigo, 2015). In the United Kingdom taking a year off between high school and college is a part of one’s education. If financial aid is needed it is an option to join AmeriCorps for a year. For a year of service you could receive
This will help you develop skills and gain experience to the world around you. The experiences will contribute to your college and threw out one’s life. Consequently, students that take a gap year can defer their application for a year, a student can apply in their senior year of high school, by doing this their getting the help and advice of their school consular. When doing this it gives the student security of knowing there is a plan in action for them when they get back from their gap year off. After their meaningful experience apply again to the colleges that turn them down, after a year abroad could help them get excepted in to a college that they really want to attend in the first place (Unigo, 2015). Going to college is a great experience, but a person needs to be ready. As a student living away have to take charge, for most it could be their first time living away from home. College is about learning, and not parting all night and going to school functions. This is about learning who you are and what you want to do, and getting an education to prepare for a career (Unigo, 2015). Students can look into companies that help to organize gap year fairs, can speak to representatives from different programs. After a gap year experience whether you work for pay, or volunteer this could put a student a step ahead of others when it comes to jobs after getting their degree. Whatever a student does after taking off a year, could help them decide what it is they want to study, if they were undecided about their career (Unigo, 2015). In the United Kingdom taking a year off between high school and college is a part of one’s education. If financial aid is needed it is an option to join AmeriCorps for a year. For a year of service you could receive