Gap year experiences Reviews

I always knew I would take a Gap Year since I was in year 9 at secondary school-it was just a given. I had no idea where I would go, only that I would fill it travel and experiences. The plan was to travel after my A-Levels for the whole year, or most of it at least, and I was heading Down Under. Well, you know what they say about best laid plans! ...  Read the complete review

After my A-levels this summer I travelled to Ghana to volunteer in an orphanage. It was my first time doing something like this so I opted to do the project with a gap year organisation called "Madventurer." It appeared to be a good idea as it gave me the security etc i felt i needed. I honestly have to say I would never use them ...  Read the complete review

**GAP YEAR** *Temping Work - In Australia* Working abroad is definitely a challenge, well to me it has been. I decided to take a gap year and come over here to work for a year. I had just entered a new country, got an apartment so the next obvious step was to look for work. I went to recruitment agencies (see review for more ...  Read the complete review

If you don’t like long reviews, you might want to leave now; this isn’t going to be a quick one!!! Nor is it going to be about how I arranged my gap year travels. This review is about how my gap year changed me, and why I think everyone should have one. When I was 18 years old I didn’t have a clue what I wanted to do with my life, I had ...  Read the complete review

Last weekend I met a girl on a plane. She was in the seat next to me for the 2-hour flight from Chicago to BWI, and we got talking. Turns out, we had a lot in common - I've spent quite a bit of time on gap years - working / studying in Europe, she's done the same in South America. I like to travel, she likes to travel. I speak multiple ...  Read the complete review

Madventurer: Development projects and Adventurous Travel in Africa and South America - Advantages: Fantastic way to contribute to small rural development projects, Work in live with a group of people in the jungle, on a mountain, or by a river, Coach football in Ghana - Disadvantages: Finding the time, Deciding which country to go to, Deciding what not to pack!

The costs of being a studen rise every year, as grants wither away into nothing and the fees are piled on. Getting into debt is frightening, and trying to live on no money can be dreadful. Working while you are studying can be a solution, but it eats into your coursework time and prevents you from taking out much time to relax. Realising ...  Read the complete review

I decided to take a gap year before I started by degree. It ended up being one of the best decisions I made about coming to university although I did regret it for a few months when the rest of my friends were away at campuses having a whale of a time. My main advice if you are thinking of having a year out would be to make sure you have ...  Read the complete review

If you're not too sure of what to do after leaving school than a gap year is the best I can recommend to anybody on this world!! I went to work with Disney in Orlando, Florida for 1 year and had the time of my life, I can tell you... the amount of people you get to know from all over the world, all facing the same as you do... what to do after ...  Read the complete review

I worked for an insurance company in my gap year. I was initially taken on as a temp for a summer placement but a job came up which meant I could stay all year. To begin with I was just a data input clerk but then I was given an administrator's role. My job meant that I had a great deal of responsibility where I spent time ...  Read the complete review

When I left college in the June after finishing my A Levels, I was all set to go off to Nottingham Uni to do a philosophy degree. Ultimately my plan was to do a 'general' degree and then specialise in journalism at postgrad level. I began the course in September and totally hated it - it just wasn't for me. Luckily I realised ...  Read the complete review

Well ,I couldn't decide whether I should post this opinion in "Gap Year Experiences" or in "Gap year Horror Stories" or even "Working Abroad". the reason for my dilemma is that I (like a right muggins) decided to use my gap year for something that would be character building. The thing was that I was ...  Read the complete review