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Gap year

Hi I just wanted to ask anyone who took a gap year how they are feeling. Was it worth it?. Do you regret it?. If so what are the things that made you regret it. Thanks in advance for any answer
Original post by 18AminZA
Hi I just wanted to ask anyone who took a gap year how they are feeling. Was it worth it?. Do you regret it?. If so what are the things that made you regret it. Thanks in advance for any answer


Hiya,

Taking a gap year was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I really wasn’t sure if uni was going to be for me or not. I worked for a year, saved money, travelled in between and still made time for friends and family. Ultimately, this gave me extra time to research a range of options!

I decided to give uni a shot, I’m currently in my final year and have not felt once that I missed out on a single thing. I certainly do not regret taking a year out to focus on what was right and was important to me.

I’d always say advice from family and friends is valuable but this is your future and you have to do what you want to do. I’d recommend having a solid plan on what you want to achieve in your gap year and make sure you are keeping yourself busy.

Hope this helps🙂

Best of luck,
Billie

Student Ambassador
Liverpool Hope University
I did 3 years at sixth form college rather than 2, so I didn't really want to take a gap year after that.

However a sudden change in finances meant I had no choice.

So after sixth form college I worked full time for a year. It was OK I guess but I wished at the time that it hadn't been a necessity.

Looking back at it, it really made no difference either way. It wasn't good or bad.

My daughter is currently in a gap year working part time. She seems OK with it.
Reply 3
Original post by Liverpool Hope Student Ambassador
Hiya,
Taking a gap year was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I really wasn’t sure if uni was going to be for me or not. I worked for a year, saved money, travelled in between and still made time for friends and family. Ultimately, this gave me extra time to research a range of options!
I decided to give uni a shot, I’m currently in my final year and have not felt once that I missed out on a single thing. I certainly do not regret taking a year out to focus on what was right and was important to me.
I’d always say advice from family and friends is valuable but this is your future and you have to do what you want to do. I’d recommend having a solid plan on what you want to achieve in your gap year and make sure you are keeping yourself busy.
Hope this helps🙂
Best of luck,
Billie
Student Ambassador
Liverpool Hope University

Thanks for replying!. Although evident that you enjoyed your gap year, is there anything you do regret or wish you could have done better?. Thanks for you reply in advance.
Original post by 18AminZA
Thanks for replying!. Although evident that you enjoyed your gap year, is there anything you do regret or wish you could have done better?. Thanks for you reply in advance.


I don’t think I regret anything. Taking a break from education was the right thing for me to do at the time. I wasn’t completely sure of what I wanted to study and having time to figure myself out/what my interests were was so beneficial for me as I now study something I’m really passionate about.

Obviously everybody’s journey is different, you just have to do what you think is right for yourself! Don’t rush the decision, you still have a little bit of time & be kinder to yourself for not necessarily knowing straight away what you want to do. This time can be quite daunting and seeing the people around you having decisions already made can be quite challenging - but again, there’s no one size fits all/right way to gain a higher education. Trust yourself to make the right decisions when you need to!

Billie
3rd year Sociology Student
Liverpool Hope Student Ambassador
Reply 5
Original post by PinkMobilePhone
I did 3 years at sixth form college rather than 2, so I didn't really want to take a gap year after that.
However a sudden change in finances meant I had no choice.
So after sixth form college I worked full time for a year. It was OK I guess but I wished at the time that it hadn't been a necessity.
Looking back at it, it really made no difference either way. It wasn't good or bad.
My daughter is currently in a gap year working part time. She seems OK with it.

Thanks for replying!
I’m currently on a gap year, If you play your cards correctly genuinely you will learn a lot about how important education is etc. Through this gap year I’ve now had 4 jobs including my current one and each of them have taught me how important it is to work hard to try and get a good job or else you’ll be stuck in the low rated jobs. I work pretty much 6 days a week as it keeps me busy. I only started doing this schedule in November but I’ve already learnt a lot. However between September and October I was in a really bad place because I hadn’t had anything planned and was chasing after money. I learned a lot of lessons from chasing money, ended up losing more than I made lol. But from that I learned valuable lessons. Also another thing that you learn is definitely how tough the real world is, turning up somewhere you may not want to be but still turning up is a valuable skill you won’t learn until you take that job or time out.
Another thing I’ll mentioned is you may feel behind due to your friends being at uni or in apprenticeships but honestly, the lessons you learn I say are valuable enough

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