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Analysis Of Why You Should Think About A Gap Year By Dr. Nina Hoe

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This article is very credible for numerous reasons, for one the article is published on an organization’s website that is dedicated to researching the benefits of taking a gap year. The article is written by Dr. Nina Hoe. Dr. Hoe’s area of study is the effects of delaying post-secondary education. She has written many articles for credible sources such as CNN. The rattle argues that taking a gap year has a positive impact on the student life. The article starts off by mentioning the commonality of taking a gap year between secondary level education and post-secondary level education in other parts of the world. The author talks mentioned few of the benefits of taking a gap year which include the increase in maturity level as well as the …show more content…

O'Shea, Joseph, and Nina Hoe. 2017. "Starting College? Here's Why You Should Think About A Gap Year". The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/starting-college-heres-why-you-should-think-about-a-gap-year-58700. This article is a very credible source because it is written by two people who have done an extensive research about the impacts of taking a gap year. The authors Professor Joseph O’Shea and Dr. Nina Hoe. Joseph O’Shea is a Professor at the Florida State University. He is also the director of the university’s office of undergraduate research. He is also the president of the Gap Year Association. He has also written a book about this matter. Dr. Hoe’s area of study is the effects of delaying post-secondary education. She has written many articles for credible sources such as CNN.
This is a very informative article that is sweet and straight to the point. The article gives facts to back up its claim as to why students should consider taking a gap year. It argues that gap year helps the student build cognitive ability. A gap year gives students the time to take the time and do something they admire before they make another commitment for the next four years of their life. This article, although very credible, is very brief and does not go too much into detail. It's a good article to get introduced to the …show more content…

A gap-year experience can help a student in many ways. For example, it helps the student gain some clarity about his/her career focus. In Addition, the gap-year experience can help the student discover a new interest that would not have been possible otherwise. The gap year experience can also help the student build a stronger resume. The books urge students to travel and volunteer in order to showcase these experiences on student resumes. Lastly, Haigler and Nelson provide the descriptions, costs, and contact information for many affordable programs that provide growth and learning opportunities, both in the U.S. and abroad. The authors also included the seven-step plan how to explore, travel and live away from home. Moreover, they provide tips for the college-application process. The book also a section dedicated to financing a gap year, how to budget and save for it. If the student could not afford to take time off of school the book provided information on free programs provided by colleges, and

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