[Kay :)]

Hi everyone

What are the plans, what are the plans!!?

Travelling around the world - cruising and meeting the lions? Staying in London? Building your academic profile?

Share your thoughts & feel free to post any websites for others..

Good luck with the two years ahead!

P.S: I'm so excited

[confused123]

Hi

I have recently decided that after my last year of A levels I am going to have a gap year. I am going to do a lot of volunteering with social/children's services in my area and volunteer at church. I will probably go on a pilgrimage to France for a few weeks for the next 2 summers. I am in the process of planning my gap as I am unsure about whether to apply for social work or childhood studies so hopefully it will give me time to make my mind up.

are we all going to share our plans and support each other- that would be really cool!

[letsdothetimewarpagain]

bonjour

I've only planned up until xmas 2012 as I'm going to Borneo with Raleigh international, but afterwards I want to go interrailing or I want to go to germany and do a german course and internship

[Mann18]

I plan to work, do a maths A-Level, go travelling at the end of the year.

[Kay :)]

(Original post by confused123)
Hi

I have recently decided that after my last year of A levels I am going to have a gap year. I am going to do a lot of volunteering with social/children's services in my area and volunteer at church. I will probably go on a pilgrimage to France for a few weeks for the next 2 summers. I am in the process of planning my gap as I am unsure about whether to apply for social work or childhood studies so hopefully it will give me time to make my mind up.

are we all going to share our plans and support each other- that would be really cool!

Arr sounds brilliant!!

Yehh, it's all preperation now

Yehh sure! I'll put some up now..

Bonjourrrr
Arr wow lovely!!
What is Raleigh international?

Yes, a lot of people decide on doing another A-level, I don't really know if I will..

Hmmm :/


Where you all hopefully applying & what for?

Oh and here's some useful websites I've found, is any of you are thinking for volunteering:

http://www.oneworld365.org/

http://www.projects-abroad.org/about-us/

http://www.gapyear.com/

http://www.roundtheworldflights.com/best-tickets.aspx



Any other beautiful countries in the world you've been to?

[letsdothetimewarpagain]

(Original post by Kay :))
Arr sounds brilliant!!

Yehh, it's all preperation now

Yehh sure! I'll put some up now..



Bonjourrrr
Arr wow lovely!!
What is Raleigh international?



Yes, a lot of people decide on doing another A-level, I don't really know if I will..

Hmmm :/


Where you all applying for?

Oh and here's some useful websites I've found, is any of you are thinking for volunteering:

http://www.oneworld365.org/

http://www.projects-abroad.org/about-us/

http://www.gapyear.com/

http://www.roundtheworldflights.com/best-tickets.aspx



Any other beautiful countries in the world you've been to?

http://www.raleighinternational.org/

[Theconomist]

I am taking my A levels in a year and then going to China to study chinese for 6months as well as work in a law firm.

[Kay :)]

(Original post by letsdothetimewarpagain)
http://www.raleighinternational.org/

Ahha I seee!

Sounds good

Whats the project you'll be working on?

(Original post by Theconomist)
I am taking my A levels in a year and then going to China to study chinese for 6months as well as work in a law firm.

Really!!
Why do you want to do A levels again!?

Would you like to apply for Law?

[Theconomist]

(Original post by Kay :))
Ahha I seee!

Sounds good

Whats the project you'll be working on?




Really!!
Why do you want to do A levels again!?

Would you like to apply for Law?

I am not doing my A levels again.
I already finished French during my IGCSE year.
I am signing up for the first year of sixth form starting this september and doing the whole A levels at the end of year.(Economics,English,History) afterwards(sep 2011-april2012) i'll be in china.

[Kay :)]

(Original post by Theconomist)
I am not doing my A levels again.
I already finished French during my IGCSE year.
I am signing up for the first year of sixth form starting this september and doing the whole A levels at the end of year.(Economics,English,History) afterwards(sep 2011-april2012) i'll be in china.

Oh sorry!

Arr that's lovely

I wish you all the best of luck, I'm planning to see the great wall of China aswell

[Theconomist]

(Original post by Kay :))
Oh sorry!

Arr that's lovely

I wish you all the best of luck, I'm planning to see the great wall of China aswell

I really won't be going to China for it's touristic attractions.
I am mostly intersted in earning work experience(I'll bag around 900) and become an intermediate mandarin speaker.

[Kay :)]

(Original post by Theconomist)
I really won't be going to China for it's touristic attractions.
I am mostly intersted in earning work experience(I'll bag around 900) and become an intermediate mandarin speaker.

Brilliant, go for it

I'm hoping to so some voluntary in New Zealand and Cape Town aswell as tourist attractions to build my independence

Good luck with it!

[ScottishShortiex]

I'm starting my last year at school, and as i've only just decided to take a gap year in 2011/12, nothing's planned - only stuff for the school year lined up!

Hopefully, i'll get a job this year, then during my gap year i can increase my hours to make more money Also, voluntary work in a care home is happening soon, so i hope that can be a very long-term thing, and work experience in a hospital!

[soph_surfs]

In an ideal world I'd LOVE to travel around SE Asia - Laos, Cambodia, Thailand & Vietnam. Also would love to see Australia and a friend in NZ.
But I'm going to only just turn 18 so im thinking of doing a placement with a volunteer organisation called lattitude (google em' - looks good) perhaps in Fiji or Vanuatu. This will work out cheaper and keep my parents minds at rest as I wouldn't be travelling entirely on my own, then in 2012 I will start uni and then inbetween years you have alot of holiday in which i can travel to SE Asia

[ScottishShortiex]

(Original post by soph_surfs)
In an ideal world I'd LOVE to travel around SE Asia - Laos, Cambodia, Thailand & Vietnam. Also would love to see Australia and a friend in NZ.
But I'm going to only just turn 18 so im thinking of doing a placement with a volunteer organisation called lattitude (google em' - looks good) perhaps in Fiji or Vanuatu. This will work out cheaper and keep my parents minds at rest as I wouldn't be travelling entirely on my own, then in 2012 I will start uni and then inbetween years you have alot of holiday in which i can travel to SE Asia

That sounds really good! I'd love to do something like that also, i'd love to volunteer abroad in somewhere (particularly a developing country)

[confused123]

Hi This is a further update on my gap year plans. I finished the autumn term today so really happy about that. My sixth form is pretty anti gap year to be honest but i am sticking to my guns. I think i am going to apply for primary education courses in my local area hopefully getting a place at Northumbria next year mainly due to tuition fee increase but this is not set in stone.

At the moment my gap year plans are to learn to drive- i have been told i will get lessons for my 18th which is at the end of June do not think i will be getting a car mind. I will hopefully get a part time job and save the money i earn for university even though it will not be much. I want to volunteer at a local Christian primary school regularly and go on another religious pilgrimage to Taize in France- not sure how long i will go for. Currently i volunteer through the local childrens centres and i hope to up my hours. I may do another AS level but it depends on what i get for them next year. Maybe psychology or media... i am going to sit down with my friend who i did work experience with in year 11 to hopefully plan my gap year with the head of sixth form after the January exams.

I only have 6 months and 14 days untill the end of school!!!

[toofaforu]

gap year plans:
ski instrucor course
working at a museum
internship
might go to australia

[TimesChanging]

yep i did, i needed a break from education

[Asha5692]

I took my gap year last year. I'm applying to university in Spain but it's taking so long. Hopefully everything will be sorted by next year.

[Spence_LJS]

Uhh... kind of. I only just discovered the career I want to do and have to wait until next UCAS year to apply. It's my second degree though so not really a gap year... I want to go now, I don't know if I can wait 12 months... Argh.