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GAP YEAR (GOAL (travel, have experience, work, volunteer, study, intern…
GAP YEAR
GOAL
travel
have experience
work
volunteer
study
intern >>> work as a trainee to have a work experience
EXTRA INFORMATION
more focused
more motivated
10% students in the UK take a gap year
gets popular in the USA
American parents are more open
more and more universities encourage students to go on a gap year before becoming a freshman
Names
year out
year off
time out
time off
deferred year
DEFINITION
a period of time when students take a break from their formal education/instruction/schooling
before college (GB)/university(US)
during college
DURATION
a year
several weeks
a semester
more than a year
ORIGINS
UK
1990s