Topic Proposal

  1. According to dictionary.com a gap year is a period, typically an academic year, taken by a student as a break between secondary school and higher education. Many students go to college right after they graduate from high school not knowing what they want to do with their life. Many students change their major their first year to years of college. This could add more schooling or more work in the long run, if you do not stick in your first or second major chosen. More students should take a gap year to figure out what they want to do for the rest of their life and could possibly travel or work before going to college to get some experience. I chose this topic because I never really heard of a gap year that people actually take them. My advisor asked if I wanted to take a gap year between undergraduate and graduate college. I do not think gap years are necessary in-between undergraduate and graduate, but should be highly recommended for graduated high school students should take a gap year. 

    https://www.collegeraptor.com/find-colleges/articles/college-search/pros-and-cons-of-taking-a-gap-year-before-college/

    https://studentloanhero.com/featured/gap-year-disadvantages-important-pros-before-college/

    https://www.rasmussen.edu/student-experience/college-life/a-gap-year-weighing-the-pros-and-cons/

    https://www.globalcitizenyear.org/pros-cons-taking-gap-year/

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