Questions for anyone is doing or has done a gap year:

QUESTIONS:

FOR ANYONE WHO HAS DONE A GAP YEAR:


1: How was starting Uni?, was after a year of no study suddenly hard to get back into academics ( sorry coursework has made me tired&I can't word sentences properly).

2: Did you feel funny about your age difference?

3: Did you see meet any of your friends on their second year of Uni?

4: In the gap year did you still keep in touch with your old friends who went to Uni.

5: Do you regret it?

6: What did you do? Did you work,etc?

7: Did you Travel? If so, what was it like? Do you think Travelling was worth taking the Gap Year?

8: Did you find new friends in your gap years/ found other people taking a gap year like you?

9: How was it seeing people on Facebook talking about Uni,etc?

10: Did you wish you were back on your Gap Year or were you like omg so glad you're finally here at Uni?

11: Do you think you NEEDED your Gap Year? it made you the person you are today? and without out if you would have failed in life, do you think you matured and learnt Life Lessons you needed to learn if you didn't ?

12: Did you enjoy it????!!!!

QUESTIONS:

FOR ANYONE WHO HAS DONE A GAP YEAR:


1: How was starting Uni?, was after a year of no study suddenly hard to get back into academics ( sorry coursework has made me tired&I can't word sentences properly).
It was a little difficult going back to life where you have less free time, but as long as you are motivated to do your degree that shouldn't really stop you from doing well. For me the first couple of weeks I constantly had to remind myself I had work/homework to do.

2: Did you feel funny about your age difference?
What age difference? At uni, it doesn't really matter. In my course and halls, I studied and lived with people who were couple of years older than me, those who were the same age and those who were only a year younger than me. Nobody really cares.

3: Did you see meet any of your friends on their second year of Uni?
Nope. Many universities in the UK, doubt I'd see my classmates doing the same course in my university. Even if that does happen, meh!

4: In the gap year did you still keep in touch with your old friends who went to Uni.
Yes. Granted they were busier than I was initially, until I found a job, but still, even if I didn't see them much there was always Skype and meetups on holidays.

5: Do you regret it?
Nope. Doesn't mean you wont though. Make sure you do the sensible thing for you.

6: What did you do? Did you work,etc?
First 3 months I travelled. I didn't travel just for fun though, I volunteered at a hospital in the country I went to. Once I was back, I applied for jobs and got a job couple of weeks later. Worked until the week of my freshers.

7: Did you Travel? If so, what was it like? Do you think Travelling was worth taking the Gap Year?
Look at Q6.

8: Did you find new friends in your gap years/ found other people taking a gap year like you?
Not really, I did the travelling thing on my own, not with other gap year people.

9: How was it seeing people on Facebook talking about Uni,etc?
One day that was going to be me. And then it was.

10: Did you wish you were back on your Gap Year or were you like omg so glad you're finally here at Uni?
I was glad to financially have started my studies.

11: Do you think you NEEDED your Gap Year? it made you the person you are today? and without out if you would have failed in life, do you think you matured and learnt Life Lessons you needed to learn if you didn't ?
Yes! I would have not failed in life without it.

12: Did you enjoy it????!!!!
Good and bad, overall yes. Good - experience, money. Bad - I didn't really want to be taking a gap year, but when I got in to a better uni that I would've the year before it was sort of worth it.

FOR ANYONE WHO'S DOING A GAP YEAR RN

Who did you quote this from???


I haven't seen that answer anywhere on this thread until you quoted it???


I'm abit new to tsr...

Those are your questions and my answers are in bold.

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Im in a similar place to you ATM, if I may ask, what grades did you get the first time round And how many modules are you resitting this year?

Doing a gap year at the moment:

1&2) I do still keep in touch with close friends who are currently in university and I've got plans to travel to visit them at some point when they're available. Conveniently my closest friends are now in universities in close proximity so we can get a reunion thing going.

In terms of regret, I regret not working hard enough in my AS year to get the grades I needed to apply to the universities I wanted during y13, and basically I had no choice but to take a year out to apply to my initial 'dream' university with achieved grades.

3) I'm planning on travelling for a short time to either USA/Australia in 2015, but need to save my pennies! This will probably just be a sightseeing trip if it's USA, I might go backpacking in Australia.

4) Well it has given me time to re-evaluate my life and think/plan ahead my future. I have no clear idea of where I want to be in 10 years time and I have been constantly researching my university/career options. It's certainly helped me think more holistically when it comes to life approach

5) Yes. Very boring when you're at home when most of your friends are away. Netflix has been my best friend at the moment.

6) Yes, still predominantly in touch with my friends at uni over facebook and skype, especially the ones I was closest to in school. I've joined the gym and some other clubs and acquainting myself with new people all the time.

7&8) Not travelled yet, but plan to later. Nope not made any proper new friends yet and I'm not close or friends with any of the other people I know currently taking a year out.

9) I'm actually resitting a couple of modules this year, but it's great without the stress of attending sixth form.

10) Not too much, but I do feel like I've 'lost' a year of my life in this gap year because I didn't work hard enough before so I'm forced to be in this predicament, it wasn't by choice. Not going to lie, I'm not looking forward to being older on average compared to the rest of my class.

11) This is a third year of college for me, technically. Difference is that I am self-studying with a tutor this year for a few modules, but apart from that I'm not in any full or part-time education.

12) I am currently preparing my UCAS application and personal statement sandwiched between my current job at Marks and Spencer to have some more dollah. I've got a pipe dream whereI someday wish to work in TV writing, so I write quite a lot in my free time as a hobby. I also play a lot of tennis and go to the gym. I also play the guitar and piano whenever I can.

13) This is something that I don't think I personally needed and was something I wish I could have avoided honestly. However I do think it has changed my outlook on life and has shaped/changed my overall personality from being a slacker to a more hard-working person. This is in part fuelled by the fact most of my friends are at uni. I am a lot more informed about things as well now since I have more time on my hands.

14) No, but if my future plans work out then perhaps it'll improve!


I hope this helps!

I got ABBa the first time round (took up another AS in Year 13) but for my course at the uni I want as my firm, I need AAA, so I'm resitting the Bs. I'm resitting 5 modules: 1 AS and 4 A2s You?

I'm resitting 10 modules, 2 AS and 8 A2s I had some mitigating circumstances causing poor performance at A2 though. What course are you applying to? I'm not applying to any courses needing more than AAB this time around haha.