{"id":961,"date":"2017-02-17T22:26:12","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T22:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.studypug.com\/blog\/?p=961"},"modified":"2024-08-08T21:34:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T21:34:52","slug":"gap-year-is-it-right-for-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.studypug.com\/gap-year-is-it-right-for-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Is a gap year right for me and guide to taking a gap year"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gap Year \u2013 Is It Right for Me?<\/span><\/h2>\n

This popular concept has spread throughout Europe, but it wasn\u2019t until the past decade that the high school gap year began gaining traction in North America. In 2011, the <\/span>Higher Education Research Institute<\/span><\/a> estimated that 1.2 per cent of first-time United States college freshmen deferred admission to take a gap year. <\/span><\/p>\n

In Canada, a <\/span>Statistics Canada Survey<\/span><\/a> found that between 2000 and 2008, 50 per cent of high school graduates entered college or university the fall after graduation, but 73 per cent were enrolled a year later. <\/span><\/p>\n

What is a Gap Year? <\/span><\/h3>\n

The term, <\/span>gap year<\/span><\/a>, refers to a year between high school and university or university and the job market that is spent enriching oneself and having new experiences. This essentially means taking a year off before college or right before\/after graduation. Students in Britain first adopted taking a gap year after high school in the 1960s and, these days, they take part in droves. <\/span><\/p>\n

Data from <\/span>the Universities and Colleges Admissions Services in Britain<\/span><\/a> indicate that seven per cent of high school graduates deferred their university admission to take advantage of a gap year. <\/span><\/p>\n

Gap Year Pros and Cons<\/span><\/h3>\n