Gap Year Ethos

That means be more focused in school, while obtaining some curricular activities. In college I would like to pursue a study in sports physical therapy. It can be an intimidating world, especially when there will be people trying to turn you down from personal goals. My brother and sister both go to the same college that is relatively close to home. I on the other hand aspire to go to a college further away from home to hopefully seek my goals. Although I battle with my dad’s feelings about the idea of going away, because he cannot seem to grasp the idea that I am my own person, and I have different intentions then my brother and sister. It can be a bit of a drawback with my dad and I as it becomes more difficult to have conversations about my life after high school. This may be the case because of him being scared for me to go off, but his fear shouldn’t inflict doubt on my goals.

In the past, my parents did not have the privilege to go to college. At the age of twelve, they had to help their family with their agricultural work in the farm. There wasn’t time for them to study and go to college. Since this is my first year in college, I feel that it is a whole new different atmosphere from high school. Instead of going to classes meeting every day, it is typically two times a week. Ever since the first semester of college, I feel that I became more independent

It’s your senior year of high school. It is time for you to decide what you want to do after you graduate. You have a few possible things that you could do. You could start applying for colleges, get accepted to one, and then go to college right out of high school; or you could do the same thing, but take a year off. This brings up the argument of whether or not a student should take off a gap year before they begin college. There are both, pros and cons to taking a gap year prior to starting college.

After high school I have strong intentions on moving forward with my education by going to college. By going to college I attend to further expand my knowledge in a field that I am interested in pursuing, so that I can

In trying to persuade my skeptical parents that a “gap year” will be beneficial, I will have to establish ethos and appeal to pathos and logos in order to convince them to approve of a “gap year.” To establish ethos, I’d discuss my status as a current student in the high school system, which provides credibility as I have the experience and personal knowledge of the scholastic system to form a trustworthy argument. My appeal to logos would be the use of famous and successful figures of society who took a “gap year” between high school and college. I’d also research statistics on the grade point averages of college students who took a gap year and compare them to those who went straight from high school to college. Lastly, I’d appeal to pathos by addressing the mental and physical strain high school has taken on me and how a gap year will allow not only a de-stress period but also time to explore who I am and the world around me, which will cause my parents to empathize with my scholastic experience.

Convincing an audience in general is a hassle, however convincing a parent to do something, for example allowing their child to take a year off between high school graduation and college, really requires persistence and persuasion. In order to get my parents to at least consider that thought, I would have to appeal to the most useful concepts when it comes to persuasion: ethos, pathos, and logos. When appealing to ethos, I would consider speaking to my parents about my achievements and commitments to school, attempting to come across as a mature and responsible person. However when appealing to logos, I’d have to say something that would logically be a good enough reason to no continue with college right after high school. For

Society today is often very pressuring towards young adults when it comes to attending college. Maybe it’s because it is the most appropriate idea for people. College provides the average human with a higher satisfaction of life due to the experience and the positives outcomes than that of someone who chooses not to go to college. Although college results in the possibility of debt afterwards, it is still worth the journey.

The life after highschool is like being released into a minefield, if you take the right steps you get closer and closer to where you want to be, but if you take the wrong ones, you blow a chunk into your body that could either heal or permanently damage you. Of these steps in life many feel like college is the only first step but there are options because not everyone is ready financially or mentally to go straight into college. Lawrence B. Schlack in his article “Not Going to College is a Viable Option”, states many alternatives including taking a gap year which is “taking time off for travel, work, or public service before making life decisions” there is also “military service, cultural immersion while working in an overseas country, doing

All high schoolers face the same daunting problem. What they are going to do with their lives. A choice made as an 18 year old, determines future paths for the rest of their lives. Recently the subject of going to college and getting a four year degree has become very controversial. HIgh school students are choosing other alternatives, such as trade school, community college, or even not getting any further education at all. However even with many other options, going to college and getting a bachelor's degree is valuable for everyone.

There are various reasons on why many graduating high school seniors choose to take time off before enrolling in college. Some have the desire to travel the world; others are unsure of they want to major on college. Whatever the reason it might be, it is a good idea

My plan for this year off from school is to pay off a majority or all of my loans if possible. I currently work as a caregiver, but I may need to pursue a different job with more hours to accomplish this goal. I also took this year off to retake my MCAT, which I recently received my score and am pleased to know I have improved by eight points. I hope to use this year as breathing room before I begin my next journey of returning to school, as I have been pushing myself to new limits over the years. I have not taken a personal vacation since high school, and I wish to have the opportunity to take some time for myself now that I am no longer in school. That being said, I am also seeking opportunities to serve in my immediate community here in

Living in the unstructured world, outside of the predictible environment education defines students to for twelve years, can be a bit of a culture shock. This could make students reluctant to go back to a strict schedule after experiencing a new independence. Cheung Hiu Ling brings up the point that, “You have to accept the changes in the education system and the foundation you built before” (Advantages and Disadvantages), in reference to going back to college after a gap year. This is a very insightful quote as the “foundation” of ones educational life can become altered over time spent in a non educational environment. Students may start to take on a new perspective of education as a whole during their gap year. This time in young people’s lives can be very mentally transformative, and to ask someone who has found a new independance to go back into the educational system could be futile.

A life without bills, kids, a significant other, or any worries sounds too good to be true. It may be hard to realize with the stress of college and future plans, but seniors graduating high school have the advantage to live this life if they want. High school seniors have many decsions to make before they graduate. They have to decide if they are going to college, what college they are going to, what career they may want to pursue, how to pay for everything ahead of them, and many more. Sometimes this will get too overwhelming for them and cause them to not want to go to college right away. They plan on going to college after a year on their own trying “experience life” before starting college. People call this taking a “gap year”. Taking a gap year is a personal decision that takes commitment. People take gap years for many reasons, but they will regret their decision because gap years usually turn out bad or not the way the students want them to.

Differences in the US schooling system, including more travel experiences and extracurricular activities conclude in the need for a gap year being decreased. Additionally, there's a sense of ignorance towards gap years in the US. In is common for American high schools to provide students with counselors and programs to help them prepare for college. In conjunction with this, AP tests and the SATs are designed to streamline the college application process; making continuing on to college is a natural and expected next step. Gap years are not as common in the US due to the unfamiliarity of gap years and the different schooling system.

There are many benefical reasons to why many high school students might wait a year before attending college. Many students might have distractions should as parental problems. Others might lack the