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| Why did you take a gap year? - was it planned? | |
My gap year was unplanned, there was a last minute problem with my accommodation at my first university and I was told it would be best to defer for a year if I was planning on living in halls of residence, which I was. |
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| What did you do on your gap year, and why? | |
| As I hadn’t planned on taking a gap year I didn’t really fancy spending another year living at home just working while most of my friends had gone to university, so I decided to do something different; I spent six months living and working in Dublin, Rep. of Ireland which was fantastic! | |
| What were the advantages of taking a gap year? What did you achieve? | |
I
think that by taking a gap year and living
in another country, I gained independence
quite quickly and this really helped when
I went to university, cos I’d already
had experience of living away from the comfort
of home and my family. |
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| Were there any disadvantages to taking a gap year? | |
| None that I can think of, except that if you’re away from home you might get a bit homesick. | |
| Was the university which offered you a place, happy for you to defer entry and take a gap year? | |
| (This question doesn’t really apply to me, I think it’s explained enough in question 1) | |
How did you raise money to fund yourself through your gap year? |
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| I worked full time in a shop from August until January and saved enough money for my flat deposit and to live on until I found work in Dublin. | |
| Would you recommend what you did on your gap year to others? | |
| Yes definitely! Not necessarily Dublin, but I would recommend anyone to experience living and working in another town or city, or even country, before they start university, as it gives you a head start in learning to live independently. It’s also an alternative for people who want to take a gap year but can’t necessarily save up enough money for the more expensive schemes in the USA, Africa etc. | |
| Read about Lucy's university experience... | |
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