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GAP YEAR (NAMES (a year off, a break, a deferred year, year out, time out,…
GAP YEAR
NAMES
a year off
a break
a deferred year
year out
time out
time off
DURATION
a few weeks
a semester
a year
more than a year
GOAL/PURPOSE
to work
travel and help people/volunteer
to study
to intern/to do an internship in order to have a work experience
EXTRA INFORMATION
more focused + more motivated
more parents are open to the idea of leaving
becomes popular in the USA
Universities like Harvard encourage students to take a gap year before they become a freshman
ORIGINS
UK
1990s
a rite of passage
DEFINITION
a period of time when students take a break from their school curriculum