Gap Year Pros And Cons Essay

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Exploring the Gap Year: Pros and Cons of Delaying College Enrollment
Pablo Abreu and Sidney Rodriguez
Miami Dade College Adolescence is a time of transitioning from childhood to adulthood. During this time, we face the questions of who we believe we are and what we plan on doing with our lives. We deal with the stressors of puberty and sexual maturation, as well as the cognitive ability to recognize our own thought process (Feldman, R. S. 2018). These characteristics feed into the pressure of this developmental stage because above all these changes, this period is also the time we think about college and what we choose to study for our future career. The discussion of taking a year off before college has been gaining attention in the U.S. and now the American Gap Association (AGA) has conducted national surveys to see the statistical effects among adolescents who choose the gap year option versus those who do not. Marcia’s identity status theory concerning the moratorium identity plays best into why taking a gap year after high school graduation can be, both, beneficial …show more content…

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