Hints on organising your gap year

Gap years generally occur during a university degree or immediately precede or follow such a course. They can take place in the UK or abroad, and be longer or shorter in duration than the name would suggest. I've had a few of these, one which lasted 12 months and some that were a bit shorter. All have involved work placements abroad, so this is what I'll be talking about here. The biggest, most important point I can stress is: RESEARCH RESEARCH YOUR OPTIONS: To start off, you need to know exactly what is expected of you. For my placement year I had to have a job, but whether I did that at home or abroad was up to me. I had to stay for at least 10 ...

If the 9am-5pm city lifestyle is getting you down, or the thought of going to uni to study is just too traumatic after A-levels, think about taking a gap.... Gap years don't have to be just about travelling, bumming a year away in a tropical beach (although you have to admit, it's tempting!!). There are a million different ways to spend the year, here's just a few suggestions: * get a round-the-world flight ticket and fly off. * Apply to a gap-year placement company and do a volunteer placement abroad. * Join an expedition * Earn money for uni * Learn a language abroad * Do some retakes Gap years can be ...

I believe that everyone should experience a gap year, it is a time to really discover who you really are without the preasures of college/uni, parents and others expectations of you. I plan to travel for my gapyear and i plan to have the best year of my life, i can't wait to experience the culture of India, the realality of Thailand, and the buzz fron Oz. I thas always been a dream of mine to travel even from a young age, i would watch the t.v and tell my mum i would go there one day. For such a big experience it is so easy to make happen, you don't have to go to a lot of places nor do you have to go to expensive places but to go somewhere, ...