GAP year

lizard07 · Post by **lizard07** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 11:39 am

Hey has anyone here taken a gap or are thinking of doing a gap year? For those of you who don't know what a gap year is, I don't know if you have it in the US or Canada or where ever you are from, but basically after you finish high school, instead of going straight into Uni you defer your course, and take the year off and travel or do what ever. So yeah has anyone done it, and what did you do, did you enjoy it? I'm thinking of doing it but wanted to hear what other people thought.

Buttpt · Post by **Buttpt** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 12:48 pm

Here (Portugal) we don't do GAP years. We finish high school and go straight to University.

dearyou_182 · Post by **dearyou_182** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 4:32 pm

Im only 13 so i don't know

Jon Nolan · Post by **Jon Nolan** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 4:37 pm

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grandpa · Post by **grandpa** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 6:07 pm

damn
you peeps are youngins
im 15

and i dont think im going to be taking a 'gap year'
ill probablyt go on some road trip after my senior year though

http://www.last.fm/user/cbar05 · Post by **Bobbyjames** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 6:30 pm

im taking a gap year, didn't want to go straight top uni, im just gonna doss about for a year, work a bit, do some travelling, just enjoy myself with no worries of exams and coursework for a year

benroy39 · Post by **benroy39** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:42 pm

theres lots of young people, i thought i was the youngest, 14, and i thought everyone else was in grade 12 or in university or out of school, damn

Jessica · Post by **Jessica** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:47 pm

Jon Nolan wrote:Your 13?
wow, thats one year older then me.

wow, you have a great taste in music for being 12.
i think when i was twelve i liked alot of mainstream bands. mainly GD

Jon Nolan · Post by **Jon Nolan** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:49 pm

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Jessica · Post by **Jessica** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:04 pm

Jon Nolan wrote:
Jessica wrote:
Jon Nolan wrote:Your 13?
wow, thats one year older then me.
wow, you have a great taste in music for being 12.
i think when i was twelve i liked alot of mainstream bands. mainly GD
Thank you :D
i still lurv GD.

no problem :)
and nice name. john's in my avatar.

Jon Nolan · Post by **Jon Nolan** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:29 pm

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Rick · Post by **Rick** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:52 am

nope! going straight into college, and i'm doing it because i dont want to get sidetracked or aynthing, i have a purpose and i'm focused on what i want to do so i'm gonna go ahead and do it!

so i'm going to niagara college this fall for broadcasting in film television and radio

boof · Post by **boof** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:21 am

wow i feel old :P i finished up year 12 last year... i didnt do a GAP year though... i had thought about doin one but in the end i decided id do the whole uni thing because i sort of knew that (for me personally) if i didnt do it right away i wouldnt end up going at all... but quite a few of my mates are currently taking GAP years and are loving it... some of them are simply spending the year travelling (mostly backpacking round Europe) others are living abroad in England and France, i believe some of them took positions as nannys so they are living with a family and looking after their children... the rest are simply taking the year off to just work and earn money...

lizard07 · Post by **lizard07** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:29 am

Yeah, see I pretty much have no idea what I want to do, so if I go to Uni I'll probably just do a general arts course and then see if i think of something I want to work towards as a career, but yeah that's why I thought a gap year would be kind of cool, just to travel and think about what I want to do, but yeah i still don't know...

boof · Post by **boof** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:46 am

yeh i know how you feel... thats the same reason i was thinkin bout taken a year off... i just couldnt decide on what i wanted to do... even now i still dont exactly know... i just ended up grabbing the UAC guide and went and crossed out all the things i absolutely did not want to do in the end i was left with three courses i thought were okish so i figured screw it i need to apply for something they'll do and if i have some kind of epiphany in the next few years of what i want as a career then i can always change courses... thats the key thing to remember... getting into uni's the hard part once your in you can apply to transfer into whatever you want

erikj9 · Post by **erikj9** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:00 am

RJ if your 13 then im 2. lol

lizard07 · Post by **lizard07** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:22 am

...thats the key thing to remember... getting into uni's the hard part once your in you can apply to transfer into whatever you want

Yeah, that's true. I just can't wait to finish...

Elise41 · Post by **Elise41** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 12:06 am

My sister is working for a whole year until she finally decides what she wants to do in life. She graduated high school this year.