疫情之下高中毕业生陷入两难 选择“间隔年”的人数增多
<p>疫情还未过去，上大学还是休一年，这是个问题。选择上大学的人要面临以线上课程为主的教学安排，而选择休间隔年的人则无法按计划出国旅行或参加实习活动。哪个才是正确的选择？</p><p> <span word="Photo">Photo</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Sonnie">Sonnie</span> <span word="Hiles">Hiles</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Unsplash">Unsplash</span></p><p><span word="Devon">Devon</span> <span word="Tyrie">Tyrie</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2020-2021 <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="graduating">graduating</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="university">university</span>, <span word="combining">combining</span> <span word="volunteer">volunteer</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="international">international</span> <span word="travel">travel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="internships">internships</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grip">grip</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Covid">Covid</span>-19, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="pan">pan</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="envisaged">envisaged</span>.</p><p>来自美国马萨诸塞州的德文·泰瑞原本对2020-2021学年的计划是在高中毕业后休整一年再开始上大学。她打算在这个间隔年做志愿者、出国旅行和实习。但由于世界依然笼罩在疫情的阴影下，显然她的间隔年不会像设想的一样顺利。</p><p><span word="Tyrie">Tyrie</span>, 18, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="she">she</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="worst">worst</span>-<span word="case">case</span> <span word="scenarios">scenarios</span>. <span word="She">She</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Middlebury">Middlebury</span> <span word="College">College</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Vermont">Vermont</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="semester">semester</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="predominantly">predominantly</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Tyrie">Tyrie</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="she">she</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="weigh">weigh</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risks">risks</span>; <span word="if">if</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="limited">limited</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="she">she</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deferral">deferral</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="academic">academic</span> <span word="year">year</span>. “<span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plan">plan</span>,” <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Tyrie">Tyrie</span>.</p>
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