Gap year
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Have any of you anons taken a gap year in college? I'm a first year student and have the opportunity to take a year off to live in Boulder. I would, in addition to working some menial job full time, try to find some sort of internship to figure out what the hell I want to do with my life. I would also be /out/ in the mountains. All in all it sounds like a great idea, and this is something I can't really do after college when I have real responsibilities.
However, I don't know how my parents will react, and my gf would probably be really upset. We are already long distance but that would double the distance between us to 1,000 miles. I'm also a little worried about losing study habits/everything I learned in school.
Do any of you anons have experience with this?
Bumpan
In Boulder? Fuck yeah I'd take a year off for that.
Why don't you fucking talk to your parents and girlfriend?
Fucking do it.
You're young now, and there is a low chance that you will stay with your gf in the long-term.
I took two years off and did AmeriCorps...which was the best decision I have made in my life. Most employers want an individual with work experience, and the best part about the internships I took-part in was two-fold: I received on-the-job experience, and received money to use towards a college education.
Also, most people don't know what they want to do when entering college fresh out of high school--which is normal. What is not so normal: the expectation that kids should choose their futures without real-world experience.
I say, get your shit figured out (logistically) and go for it. Life is about experiences.
>>16919728
Mentioned it to parents casually, didn't come off as too serious about it, they were neutral and didn't show any strong inclinations. I'll bring it up again soon, my next weekly phone call.
Also said something to my gf, she said the idea made her sad and we shouldn't talk about it until I see her next week.
>>16919758
The work experience thing is a good point. I'm thinking I want to do something with environmental science, but I also want to study math, which I am doing currently...I'll try to get an in with the local parks & rec or something like that and see if it resonates with me more
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>>16919618
Figuring out what you want to do with your life is a good thing.
What your girlfriend thinks is irrelevant. What your parents think matters because they probably know you better than anyone else, while also having your best intentions in mind.
You won't have another opportunity to do something like this once you're graduated and hold a full time job. Taking time like this might also save you from having a crisis in the middle of the semester like I did. My gap year turned into 3 years, but it's better that it happened this way because I would have been completely fucked if I hadn't addressed it earlier. Not saying your situation is this dire, but it's something to thin about.
>>16919866
Parks & Rec is more geared towards community building/sociology (rather than environmental preservation). Working for the Forest Service would be closer to the field you show expressed interest in, though you would become more familiar with flora, so I guess Parks&Rec is a step in the right direction (and it would be relatively menial work so you could dedicate mental energy to maths).
