“A gap year?! Why would you waste a year of your life?!” Heard that from your parents and everyone when you decided to take a gap year for no urgent reason from their point of view, right? That’s normal because the idea of gap year is usually misunderstood in Egypt and people are confused about the reasons of gap year. So, let me tell you would you take a gap year and what to expect.
To Study what you Love!
We usually don’t know what do we want to be until we try. You may think that you want to be a fashion designer but have you tested your passion for this career through experience? A gap year will give you the chance to actually try to discover what you’re actually good at and then you decide what to study.
You may think that you’re wasting a year but this 1 year is necessary as it can be 2 or more if you take a reckless decision. When you specify what field you actually love and good at in this year, you gain the practical experience that gives you advantage in the market.
You also gain this permanent passion of what you do because you are sure %100 that you are good at it. Also, practicing and searching before college admission will prevent you from comparing yourself to others or doubting yourself, which always happens between “hesitating” freshman students.
Because you have the Right to be “On a Break”
After so much pressure in high school, especially for seniors, it is totally okay to breathe. So many students whose grades are marvelous in high school lose control over their grades in college, but why?
Because they were under so much pressure and they didn’t have the “proper” break. You may think that just partying or hanging out in holiday is the proper break, but it’s just a tiny part of it. Going on adventure including traveling, meeting new people, and making valuable experiences in life deserve to be achieved in this transitional phase.
Try traveling to unusual places or focus on the culture of the place you’re visiting. Such cultural and humane experiences shall also influence your decisions and flip the coin of your life.
For Dream Project Urgency
In case you’ve been working on a project or plan for a long time, or you didn’t even start yet but you already have a great plan for your personal business, start before time scorches the fire in you and before the circumstances of your plan change. Chill and give yourself the time of gap year to start your own business. The college won’t go anywhere but market and prices change. If you’re ready to achieve your dream, you need to be dedicated to it, so you can keep achieve your dream and maintain your good grades and educate yourself fully in college. Also, your project can draw your educational path in case you’re hesitated now.
Because your Sport isn’t just a Game!
A mid the trending news about Paris Olympics, we bear in mind that athletes can take a gap year in order to pursue their dreams and career in sports. No athlete gives up their dreams in such important event, so gap year is always the solution in this case.
Aside from Olympics, in the case of senior year exams in high school, students can postpone their exercises or practicing. So, they need to come back better than before. This may require them to take a gap to focus on their athletic career, especially of course in the case of championships and important events. These championships and events build your career and shouldn’t be neglected or treated as insignificant.
To Learn a New Language
Perhaps you’re going to college in a foreign country whose language is a must to learn, perhaps you need this language throughout your college years and when you work in the future too, or perhaps you just love this language and want to dedicate time for it. Gap year is an option to master this language as you’ll have the right time for it.
1 year is the average to learn a foreign language if you’re fully committed and dedicated. In this year, you can take the language course in this year through the excellent help of some reputable places, namely Österreichesche Sprachschule in Cairo, Instituto Dublish, and Confucius Institute.
