Gap Years in general Reviews

Gap years are gaining popularity, thousands of people of all ages decide to get away and experience what our planet has to offer. The opportunities are endless, we are extremely lucky to live on such a wonderful planet, so rich and diverse with millions of species, many of which we have not even discovered yet! Whatever your preferences there is a ...  Read the complete review

Although I admit I haven't read the book, I have reservations on people taking gap years. If you have loads of guaranteed cash to see them through the future then maybe you can. If you are ordinary, independent on the other hand, then think again. You the students have studied since the age of five up to your GCSEs and A Levels. You believe ...  Read the complete review

Well I was greedy and ended up taking two gap years, not by choice but because I didn't have a uni place lined up in time! Anyway, they ended up being the best 2 years of my life. I began with a weekend's holiday in Paris with my boyfriend at the time, and then headed over to Holland to work on a bulb farm. The hours were long and the money not ...  Read the complete review

Gap years are great for taking time off inbetween studies and spending time on yourself, doing what it is that you have wanted to do and getting your head free and ready for when you start sudy again. I took a gap year and used it travelling. I must say that I really enjoyed it, and in a way, I think it helped me quite a bit, as it got ...  Read the complete review

I took a year out and went to Africa. I spent half my time working with a volunteer group in a small town called Naivasha in Kenya. I was building schools. teaching kids and working in an orphanage. After that i joined an overland truck where i did a 77day trip through east to south africa. On this trip i visted a total of 10 countries and did ...  Read the complete review

I am planning a gapyear after university! I already have a job lined up in Italy for the summer as a kids courier on a campsite. We are leaving for our round the world trip at the beginning of October this year! I really didnt want to go straight into working after my degree, my boyfriend did this 2 years ago, and he has been really ...  Read the complete review

Out of any review I will ever write on here I deem this to be one of the most important ones, speaking from experience it is a tricky decision as to whether or not take a gap year in between college and university. I found it tough to actually go ahead and defer my entry but in the end did. I am still currently on my gap year so can't give you the ...  Read the complete review

I would like to write about before my gap year, the gap year and after it in this review. Before After completing school I decided to stay on for sixth form but not been the brightest bulb about I failed my exams after trying my upmost which ruined the career path I had in mind originally. After this I had decided to take a break. Take a ...  Read the complete review

For many it is a chance to get away from the monotony of every day life. Do you really want to study for your whole life? Do you really know what you want? I have been lucky enough to live abroad the majority of my life, being home in England I found I wanted to stretch my legs, visit those places I always heard about, or go back to ...  Read the complete review

A game of football immediately unites people from different backgrounds. Walk into a village in Ghana with a football and you will soon have 50 young friends screaming at you for the ball. You will experience the same reception if you were to walk into any other village in the country. Football consistently evokes excitement and creates ...  Read the complete review

In the developing world, sport is more than competition. It is more than passion. It is a way of life. And as such it bears a heavy influence on the political and social atmosphere of the developing nations. Cricket in India, football in Africa, Rugby in the South Pacific: all have a permeating presence at the heart of their communities, and a ...  Read the complete review

The advantages of a gap year are numerous. A perfect time in ones life to experience freedom from studying and the grind of daily routine, see the world, experience the magnitude of cultures that exist around the globe, help others less fortunate than ourselves, and take time to decide which direction you want your life to follow. Many ...  Read the complete review

Now in my second year at university, I really am beginning to wish I'd taken a GAP year. There is a lot of scepticism about this option, and many see it as being a lazy way to spend a year - which often it can be. The only time you should EVER consider taking a GAP year is if you know EXACTLY what you want to do in it. Whatever you do, ...  Read the complete review

If you want my opinion, taking a year out is the best thing you could possibly do. Whether you spend it working for peanuts in a sweaty office for a company that makes plastic washers or travelling the world in search of your "true self", you'll see the benefit after it's over. It gives you time to think and ...  Read the complete review

A gap year will give you more than twelve months advantage on your un-gapped colleagues when you finally get around to resuming your studies. It doesn't have to involve expensive, or indeed shoestring, travel to far flung parts of the world. What about a job down the road? What about walking around all the surviving police telephone boxes in ...  Read the complete review

The gap year is normally abused by students I think. They all think its a good idea to have a break between A levels and University. Well, Its not. The 3 people that I counted as my friends that did it all became dossers. They had this great idea about earning some money but really used it as an opt out for a year. They did not motivate ...  Read the complete review

I can see the advantages to both sides of this debate. I personally didn't take a gap year because of my course and what i want to do afterwards. At the moment i am on course to graduate with a 2:1 Honours at the age of 21. I did it this way because i want to be in London performing in West End Musicals by the time i'm 24 and ...  Read the complete review

I took a Gap Year last year (1999 - 2000), working at an outdoor centre near Kinross in Perthshire, Scotland. When considering whether to do this or not, I found that many people advised me against it; they told me it would be difficult to get back into my studies, and that financially it would make things difficult when I started at University. ...  Read the complete review

Having only just started on my Gap Year myself, you may think I have not experienced it enough myself to be able to offer advice to others - but already I have experienced the benefits and disadvantages of taking a Gap Year, and I imagine the beginning of the year will be the hardest time as all my friends seem to have gone off to start new, ...  Read the complete review

Gap Years are becoming the choice of an increasing minority of students, giving them experience of the 'real world' before embarking on their years at university. What are the pros and cons of this option? The benefit most often publicised by the various organisations specialising in gap years is a long term one: employers do seem ...  Read the complete review