gap year

A gap year, also known as a year off, deferred year, or bridge year, refers to a period of a year or more between life's stages.

If you know someone who's going away on holiday or on a gap year, buy a journal and give it to them as a present.

A gap year is just for you, to see the end of the world.

During his gap year, Prince William had found great freedom and happiness out of the public eye, living as an ordinary person.

And, she points out that many gap-year programs cost far less than a year of college.

The 19-year-old management major at Shanghai University has no plans to return to campus anytime soon as she's taken a gap year to travel.

These positions are suitable for undergraduate or graduate students or to individuals taking a gap year.

In Britain and other countries, young people sometimes take a " gap year, " a year off between high school and college.

"Leave it to me, " she said. "I was a waitress in my gap year. "

A gap year is now one of the most talked about phenomena of this millennium.

They said university leavers unable to find jobs should temp or do voluntary work rather than go on a gap year.

Many students are believed to be abandoning their plans for a gap year to move straight into higher education.

A gap year offers high school graduates a valuable opportunity to see their career interests and goals.

Gap year usually refers to one year taken off by a student between leaving school and taking up a place at a university.

Mr. Wong, who took a gap year to finish off the project, has since enrolled at the Rhode Island School of Design.

Britain's media are exported everywhere and tens of thousands of students in their "gap" year inflicts themselves on India and Australia.

She's planning to take her on a sort of prepubescent accompanied gap year.

Of course, a gap year is not for everyone. Students might miss their friends who go on directly to college.

Edward Eisler is a good-looking 27-year-old who, in his gap year, spent over three months travelling the less frequented parts of China.

But he says international students may take a gap year to meet requirements at home for military duty.

The point of a gap year is that it should be the time when the school leaver gets to do the thing that he or she fancies.

Gap-year activities range from doing volunteer work or taking classes, to working for pay, traveling or tackling outdoor adventures.

I've spent my gap year working in journalism and visiting New York and Italy, learning new skills along the way.

Anthony is asking his parents and their friends to sponsor him, and raise money for his "gap year" .

In the UK a 'gap year' was traditionally viewed as the activity of taking time out before university.

Ruth travelled to Kota Kinabalu, on Borneo, during her " gap" year between secondary school and university.

Many colleges and universities support gap-year projects by promitingpermitting students to delay their admission.

We don't have a gap year culture like they have in the UK and we don't tend to take vacations longer than a week.

The largest significance of the gap year is in thought.

This provides useful information and advice for prospective gap-year students.

Establish targets Students will have a gap year as a journey, a journey of exploration, a discovery trip.

Mr Rendell says several big companies are offering this year's graduates an unpaid gap year.

But these days, it is their 50-something parents who are more likely to take a gap year .

Who knows? Perhaps you'll meet some British gap year travellers in your home town soon. Don't forget to practice your English with them!

Many students take a gap year after university.

Her company specializes in helping students plan their gap year.

Research by Mintel estimates the gap year market is around $10 billion annually.

These days, more and more students in the UK are taking a "gap year" between their graduation from school and their university studies.

"The Chinese are closing the gap year by year, " he says.

I am planning my gap year trip with Andy.

The popularity of gap years in China was triggered in 2009 by Sun Dongchun's book "The Late Gap Year" .

Since I started my gap year, I've been playing more and more guitar, reaching the point where I play an average of 2 hours a day.

18-year-old female gap year student

Gap Year for Every One