Is it better to go straight to university/ college straight after high school or take some time away from education first?
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It all depends on you, but I would say get right back into school. Other wise, you get used to the whole "no school" thing. It also makes your gen. ed. classes easier because you still remember some of the things that you learned. It is funny how fast things like basic Math and English skills are lost.
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It depends on how you spend that year - taking a gap year before uni and going travelling/backpacking, working overseas, taking a course, raising some money for uni, doing an internship or volunteer work can be a very valuable experience and something which may help you get more out of university. It may even help you re-evaluate your degree subject and be sure it really is the one for you. Taking a year off just to bum around and have fun probably isn't the best thing... whatever you do with that year whether it is spent at uni, or our in the 'real world' - make it count.
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i'm not sure what is 'best' but when i graduate i know i'm taking at least a year off school.
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I think there is value in both - for some people, it is more important to keep the impetus up - to keep going and get that degree. others, benefit fro the time out - for a variety of reasons - either to do the travelling thing, or to get a job and work hard to earn the money to get through uni. I went straight to uni, and I am glad I did - as my degree was in languages, I got to do that travelling as part of my course ( I spent one summer at a uni in Germany, then spent a semester at another uni in germany, and then a year at a uni in france). If you are taking a gap year - can you afford it? who will pay? will you be able keep your mind sharp enough for uni when you eventually get there? Or, will the experiences enhance your uni experience? will you go there as a wiser and more mature person?
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