I had enrolled for masters at the starting of this year right after finishing my undergrad and tbh it didn't really meet my expectations, my health deteriorated a lot so I withdrew from the course, so I'm basically in a gap year rn but I have nothing to do. I tried applying for internships because job require experience of minimum 1 year so what do I do. I feel like I'm behind everyone

Привет!

Мне 18 лет, окончила школу с серебряной медалью, в целом неплохо сдала ЕГЭ, особенно если учитывать, что уклон был не на них, да и в принципе всегда хорошо училась. Шла в театральный институт, но, к сожалению, в этом году не поступила, и вот теперь у меня есть целый год на то, чтобы переосмыслить все.

Вопрос к людям, которые тоже не поступили с первого раза или осознанно устроили себе gap year: что вы делали? Как этот год повлиял на вас и на ваш дальнейший выбор?

Hey everyone! Im really conflicted as to what the best option for boosting my profile for a chemistry PhD is for my gap year.

For some background, I’m currently a rising senior at UCSD, 1.5 years of industry internship experience (solid state pre-formulation chemistry) in addition to a (briefly synthetic chem) computational lab that’s been ongoing for over a year and a 11 week academia internship that was an independent synthesis project. I have no publications (as of now) and plan to present a poster or two during my senior year.

I am unsure what exactly is the best move for my gap year between a full-time industry job, a post bacc or an RA position (if I can secure one ). I’m primarily aiming towards boosting my research narrative (which is already somewhat constructed by both academic experiences) but I could also use the money from an industry job. If anyone has any advice it would be much appreciated!

Thank you

Anyone else feel the same?

Took a gap year because I couldn't afford collage but that wasn't the plan from the start.I had like 4 months after my entrance exams to get a job and pay of the fees.

Then like 5 weeks before that,I still hadn't found a job so I talked with my parents and js decided to do a gap year.

Thing is,I didn't even get admission into anything I even applied to,but I haven't told my parents that.

They're completely depending on me to get into collage and get a good job cause that's the only thing they care about.

Other then that

Its September now,admissions are gonna start opening in 2 months,and not only I haven't found a job,gotten a clear idea of what im going to do for uni but I haven't seem to done anything for the last 6 months.ive just kinda been there,a few of my friends are also doing a gap year,but they've already gotten jobs or have a clear idea of what they're gonna do for uni

I just need some advice,im hella stressed cause my life isint going anywhere and idk how much I can take this

I just completed my 12th in 2026, with PCB. I was also preparing for NEET while in 12th but couldn't crack the exam. My parents forced me to take a drop and I did so. Now i really don't wanna give NEET next year asw. I want to explore biotech options. Is it possible for me to get into any colleges (like NMIMS or DPU) after I've taken a drop???

hello guys so this upcoming semester i was suppose to do an internship at a school in livingston. However i got the word that i am back on AP(academic probation) literally last night and I am extremely upset, which means i have to drop some courses, right now i have 18 credits(only allowed to have 13) so my options right now are 2 in person classes and 2 online or i could do 2 in person 1 online and the internship which is 3 credits. I am having a hard time making the decision i know the internship will be alot but at the same time i do need the experience for what I am doing in the future.

which one do you think is the best decision

So, I spent a whole year just staying in my very small town, and I didn’t really meet many people. I started feeling pretty bad about myself, especially because it was during university, when everyone seemed to be busy with their studies and their own lives.

Meanwhile, I was there without friends to hang out with. My whole gap year was basically spent at home doing housework and taking care of my mom after she had an accident, so I didn’t really have much of a social life.

I also got addicted to Discord because my days felt so empty. Talking to people there was easy and fun at first, but eventually, things became toxic. I had some internet friends, but they had their own lives, so we barely talked, and some of them would disappear for long periods because of their schedules.

Eventually, I started feeling like no one actually wanted to be friends with me, and feeling unwanted became really heavy. So I started accepting basically anyone who came into my internet life. Someone could DM me with just a “hello,” and I would answer. They would often try to turn the conversation sexual, and I’d still keep talking to them, being extremely nice and naive, just because I wanted someone to talk to.

And then I’d end up upset because those weren’t the kind of conversations I actually wanted.

I guess I just needed to vent about how lonely I felt during this gap year. 🙃🥲

Any advice or comforting words? 🥲

Hey everyone Did anyone toke a second gap year and then start college in their 20s? 😭 I’d love to hear your experience and how you felt about starting a little later than expected.

So I’m 18, just finished my A-levels and taking a gap here, but all of my friends are going to Uni, but I don’t wanna just be on my own this whole year. I’ll be going to the gym a lot and also hopefully getting a job but what else can I do to meet some people my age and make some friends? I wanna do some social events but a lot of those I don’t think people my age will be going to. I want to probably mainly meet more 18-19 year old guys.

i would love to take a gap year but i am scared that i will lose all my knowledge from high school that i will need to do my degree and that i will fall behind.

Are you all excited to go university (finally.)

I'll be doing mpharm.

What will you all be doing.

I completed my BA from Miranda House in 2023 and then pursued an MA in Political Science from IGNOU through distance education, which I completed in 2025.

In 2026, I have taken admission in B.Ed. from a local college in my hometown.

I’m confused about how this will be viewed in terms of education/career gaps. Since I was pursuing my MA from 2023–2025, will those years be considered a gap, or will they count as a continuous period of education even though the degree was through distance mode?

Similarly, will doing my B.Ed. from a local college rather than a well-known university create any issue or make it look like I had a gap?

I’m mainly concerned about how this will be perceived later during banking/competitive exam interviews, job applications, scholarships, or higher studies.

Would appreciate answers from anyone who has been in a similar situation or knows how these gaps are generally considered.

Hello iam a student prerparing for jee . My situation is like -

10th in 2024-25

11th -2025-26

And now - 2026-27 . Iam take gap year /study 11th and starting jee prep from arjuna jee batch

12th - upcoming session 2027-28

So any issue if I have a gap? In Overall future aspects and also iam little bit younger than jo abhi 12th mein hote hai my age is now 16

Hi Im 17M I live in the UAE and graduated from high school three months ago with a 98.9 average.
Unfortunately due to financial circumstances I wont be able to attend university this year so probably I’ll be taking a gap year until my situation is resolved and I can start university.
I’m planning to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering once I enroll in university. I dont want to waste my gap year. I want to make the most of it in any way I can whether thats taking courses that could benefit me at university or later in my career or even earning money online but I dont know how.