It is because of this that a gap year is not just wanted but needed. Majority of students have been told by an elder family member that college should be their next step after high school so that they stay out of trouble. However, the times have changed and as long as the young adults are doing a form of public service there is as much of a chance for them to mess up as there is if they were still in school. As MacDonald describes in “College can wait Awhile,” a gap year is important; but for it to have a positive impact, “it needs to involve more than rest and relaxation” (1d). The difference is that the students get a year to experience new opportunities and not cram their brain with information. This period gives the people time to do something physical that does not involve them sitting in a desk forty hours a week. When the students change from sitting to working for forty hours, it makes them mature and teaches them to accept a few more years of …show more content…
Taking the time off could also financially prepare young adults to deal with tuition and other bills. This as well helps them mature by taking on responsibility on their own and not having it thrown in their faces. Each individual matures at a different rate, allowing and helping support gap year shows respect and support for the students and in return they will be more committed to completing a degree program. Overall, gap year is the best way to go for everyone. Gap year has already been accepted in other countries and has had a positive effect. Therefore, the United States should try to include the gap year and see the positive affect spread across the country as it has done for students in other parts of the