If you're on a gap year do you still count as a student?

Please put down the pen and step away from the text book. Studying is on hold - here you can chat about your gap year plans and any questions you have.

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  1. cl_steele's Avatar
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    If you're on a gap year do you still count as a student?
    as the title says really, sorry if its a stupid question
  2. M'Ling's Avatar
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    Re: If you're on a gap year do you still count as a student?
    In a way, yes, but, presuming this is after A-Levels, you'd be a student without a University card, who's never done an essay, never spent a weekend in the library with only KX for company, never gone to a lecture, never lived in halls, and has never actually been at a university for a period longer than the open days.
    In effect, either you're a student who doesn't study, or something else .
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    Re: If you're on a gap year do you still count as a student?
    nes
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    Re: If you're on a gap year do you still count as a student?
    (Original post by kaylafrances)
    nes
    Yno.
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    Re: If you're on a gap year do you still count as a student?
    No I don't believe you do. Why would you be counted as a student when you're currently not studying for anything?
  6. cl_steele's Avatar
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    Re: If you're on a gap year do you still count as a student?
    (Original post by RobertWhite)
    No I don't believe you do. Why would you be counted as a student when you're currently not studying for anything?
    Was curious as [hopefully] i'll have the uni place still and i'd quite like the discount on STA for being a student but maybe not




    Thankyou though every one
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