They didn't call it that back when I did it, but I really think my year off helped me to work harder once I enrolled. I knew I was going for my own education, not my family's. Plus, I was borrowing all the money myself. Being a year older than the other freshmen made me a little wiser
They didn't feel different to me either
Have to hand it to you for getting to that first.
This is my worry for our daughter, she would enter college as a 17 year old. I'd be fine with her taking a year off if she found a decent job or internship. But she just wants to have a year off to relax. She's also feeling some pressure to know what she wants to do for a career, and we keep telling her that a big part of college for many people is to figure that part out while you're enrolled, or even after. So many people we know have degrees that are not related to their eventual career
Just thinking back on myself and the guys that went to school with me. If we hadn't gone straight to college after HS, we probably would have not gone at all. Although, I think only two of us got degrees in the programs we initially started. Personally, I had 3 majors before actually getting my degree in the 3rd.
I think "gap year" is a Brit expression and usually involves more travel than work.
Lots of people had that same fear for me. But my dad was all cool about it. He even helped me find work after high school. He was probably the least surprised when I told him I was finally ready. One of the few things we ever did together, just him and me, was to go for the orientation weekend. I told him, "you know, once I go I probably won't ever come back home."
Same with my Pops. Then he dropped out of Med School and was immediately drafted.
Same with my Pops. Then he dropped out of Med School and was immediately drafted.
I would trust my Daughter to take a year off between but if my Son did this.... it would be a different story. He doesn't have (or hasn't displayed) the ability to be driven and focused like my Daughter.
Definitely not what I did. I think I might have driven to Charlotte once or twice on the weekends
Same with my Pops. Then he dropped out of Med School and was immediately drafted.
I would rather stop drinking coffee than drink it plain. I'm a sugar junkie. Cereal is one of my favorites, too. I think I have 6 boxes in the house now... trix, honey smacks, frosted mini wheats, frosted flakes, capn'crunch and probably raisin bran. But i'm outta milk. I need to do that instacart thing today because I'm out of orange juice (and i've gone through half a case of sparkling apple cider) but i friggin' hate it.
