- Is a gap year better or worse before going into college?
While most of us high school students have no idea what we want to do in life the gap year can actually help. You gather your own thoughts, opinions and gain a new perspective on life that you hadn’t had before helping you realize what is truly important to you and what you want to do. High school shelters you so it’s likely that the experiences you have on your gap year will expose you to the real world with real problems that may change you as a person making it easier for you to get used to the college lifestyle. While being shown the real world and its problems you will find it easier to take college's little setbacks and failures in smaller strides rather than blowing them out of proportion. It’s also been shown that in taking a gap year you are more likely to have better grades coming back into college and get more involved in the school activities. A gap year could be a great part of your life in helping you find yourself in your own way rather than being forced to find something that may not be something you actually enjoy doing.
2. Do all colleges have study abroad programs?
One of the great things that I look forward to is to study abroad, I have looked forward to this for many years now but are now wondering if all colleges have this program. First off for those that don’t know what the study abroad program is it’s a trip that you can take, usually for a semester, to a different country and continue your studies overseas. While this may sound great it can also cause a problem for those who look for this quality in a college, but not to worry your college does not need to have this great feature that you are looking for. To explain you are able to go on a neighboring colleges study abroad program and still get credit at your college but make sure it is for your academic needs, that is a big mistake that many make who then end up getting no credit for their trip. For those that are wondering how they will pay for a big trip like this there are lots of scholarships and grants that are offered to students that would like to take advantage of this opportunity. Studying abroad is a great way to experience new cultures and unfamiliar territory, this can be a life changing experience for students that take it and the highlight of their college life. Where would you go?
A gap year sounds great in your explanation, but taking a whole year off from school would make you lose your simple math and English skills. So when you think about it, maybe consider going to a two year to keep your mind fresh, to eventually get yourself ready for a four year university. Also, studying abroad is something I'd like to do when I get to college. I find it to be apart of my full on college experience. To add on, scholarships and grants are great to help with paying for this.
ReplyDeleteIts true a gap year would be good for students to take. They would take a break from stress and college. That's because sometimes if you think about college give you loads of work and deadlines, and it would be great to just take a vacation just to unwind, and if that sounds to relaxing you can vacation while volunteering. That's also a upside.
ReplyDeleteWhile I would love to step away from this never-ending cycle of struggling to meet deadlines, I can't help but find the idea of a gap year more nerve-racking than relaxing. I would have to make sure I wouldn't lose touch of my acquired skills.
ReplyDeleteAs for studying-abroad, I find the concept both exhilarating and terrifying but a definite must if I am given the opportunity.
I agree that a gap year is good, but at the same time it wouldn't be good for yourself. Like nico said you will forget some skills in what came easy to you before. Im not saying you can't but I personally think taking a year off wouldn't help much. I mean who wouldn't love a vacation? :)
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