In short, I got into a pretty good uni for my course, but my dream uni is Imperial. Now I can continue and go to the uni i got into (Bath) or I can take a gap year and apply to Imperial again. Bath is cool and all, but I don't know about the uni culture and how much I'd love it. Then again, Imperial isn't much better, but it'd keep me in that focused mindset since it's more rigorous. Then again I don't know.
In my gap year I could do loads of things I'd been wanting to do, like take care of my health, more work experience, join RAF (part time) etc etc, but I also fear this would be a wasted year where I do nothing (procrastination).
But if I am to go Bath, I feel I would be okay, but I'll always think of what it'd be like if I went to Imperial.
Like, could anyone tell me any pros and cons of gap years? Things I could do that'd ensure the gap year would be fruitful, what the culture of University of Bath and Imperial College London are like?