 What is it?

• Advantages
• Disadvantages

Work made by:

•Adriano
•Carolina Silva
•Catarina Magalhães
•Cláudia Campos
•Rosa Moreira

Who can do it? Where can it be done?

WHAT IS IT?

-A gap year is constructive time out

it can be anywhere, anytime, doing
anything.

-Taking a gap year refers to taking a

year out of studying to do
something else.

-Many people take a gap year

before starting college or
university, but it can be taken at
any time.
Fig.1-Options in choosing gap year activities
WHO CAN DO IT?
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES…

 For those who are considering taking a gap year, it is

wise to think just what the pros and cons of that
decision may be.

Advantages Disadvantages
 Advantages


- It is a chance for a break and to do something different after

education has been essentially all that you've known all your life.

- Many people find that it helps with their self confidence,

assertiveness and also helps develop personal skills, depending
what they do with their time.

- It can help you focus and work out just what you want to do at
university if you apply during the gap year, where you will also
know your grades with certainty.

- Once you enter the world of work and responsibility it can be

hard to have the chance to take time out of your career again
until retirement.
 Disavantages

You may decide not to go to university after your gap year, not
necessarily a bad thing but certainly a considerable change of
perspective.

It might also make it harder for you to focus on study and work
again in terms of education having had that year out.

Also you need to make sure that you do something productive

with the gap year .

 - you need to be productive to get the most out of the gap year
and not ultimately for it to be a wasted opportunity.
PEOPLE TAKE GAP YEARS FOR
MANY REASONS
 have a break from studying;
 get work experience;
 spend time doing something exciting;
 experience new cultures;
 get away from home for a while before a university

course;
 earn some money to make the university experience

more comfortable;
 take time to ensure the correct decision on what

further study to embark upon;

 gain skills in planning time, activities and finance.
 Spend time doing something exciting.... .... or
experiencing new cultures
 WHERE CAN DO IT BE
DONE?
 The Gap year can be done anywhere in the
world, as it can combine the adventurous
spirit, the need to know what professional
field you want to go and even the general
culture that wants to acquire.