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[quote=Anonymous]I think way back when I was the original gap year person.  I knew I wasn;t ready, not motivated, I liked earning money and working.  My gap year turned into a huge gap, it eventually became a huge gap in my resume and after many starts and stops with school I decided I was tired of being passed over for jobs due to the gap of lack of education.

I then went back, finished school and now use my experience to tell other parents about my experience when their kids start talking about a gap year.

I am also the PP who mentioned the ones I knwo are jsut using it as a year to screw around.  There is a fine line, very fine line where this can work or backfire.

I had the drive to work and save money, notthe drive to sit still in a class room.  Once I took the time to get my degree, things really fell into place for me and advanced me even further.

If you use a gap year, get a job that will give you some experience doing somethign peopel will be impressed with not working at the local mall unless you advance to a managemnet position.  [/quote]

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