what is a gap year and what are the types of gap year one can take?
When people talk of a gap year, they usually refer to a year taken out before commencing undergraduate studies at university. It is a break from school, studying and exams and often a first taste of independence. Quite often the range of activities and experiences available to those taking a gap year can seem limitless, and in many respects they are. Talk to anyone about their gap year and they will no doubt rave on about the things they have seen, worked on, accomplished and benefited from during their year out. For the most part, gap years fall into three main categories, or at least some variation there of.
