{"id":79797,"date":"2016-05-23T02:00:14","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T09:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/?p=79797"},"modified":"2020-02-27T11:58:19","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T19:58:19","slug":"reasons-to-take-a-gap-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/reasons-to-take-a-gap-year\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons Why You Should Take a Gap Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gap years aren’t\u00a0anything new, but they’ve gotten quite the shoutout recently. Malia Obama’s decision<\/a> to take one before attending Harvard in the fall of 2017 has everyone talking.<\/p>\n

What’s a gap year, you ask? It’s traditionally a year<\/a> between graduating high school and attending college to travel, volunteer, work, etc. A gap year gives young adults the chance to zero in on what they truly want to do with their lives — it’s also a nice break from school. Here are five reasons why you should considering take\u00a0a gap year if you have the option to:<\/p>\n

Travel\u00a0<\/strong>
\nYou have a whole year\u00a0so you can\u00a0do what you’ve always wanted to do. Whether you volunteer\u00a0or go backpacking, you have time to travel and explore new places while learning about different cultures.<\/p>\n

Higher Grades<\/strong>
\nTaking a gap year may result in achieving\u00a0a higher<\/a> GPA when returning to school. Not only might you thrive academically, but you might also be more inclined to make the most of your experience in college by joining student orgs and participating in multiple school activities.<\/p>\n

Resum\u00e9 Booster\u00a0<\/strong>
\nWell, this one’s a no-brainer. Not only will a gap year look incredible on your job application, but it’s also a great topic to bring up during\u00a0an interview. You can show your interviewer that you’re a planner, yet you’re not afraid to take risks.<\/p>\n

Confidence\u00a0<\/strong>
\nTaking a gap year can help you\u00a0be more confident in the academic direction you\u00a0wish to pursue. After experiencing different things with new people in unfamiliar places, you may\u00a0have a changed outlook on the\u00a0career you want. Students can also test out careers<\/a> ahead of time by interning or shadowing during their gap year.<\/p>\n

Budget\u00a0<\/strong>
\nIf you’ll be working during your gap year, it’ll be\u00a0a good time to save and budget money for your college career. You’ll be able to afford more of what your university has to offer and maybe be able\u00a0to avoid those dreaded student\u00a0loans.<\/p>\n

What are your thoughts on taking a gap year? Let us know in the comments below!<\/p>\n

xx, The FabFitFun Team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":"Gap years aren't\u00a0anything new, but they've gotten quite the shoutout recently. Malia Obama's decision to ...","author":114727,"featured_media":79819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[573,260],"tags":[],"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/08104636\/89530987_89530986.jpg","thumbnail_url_middle_card":"https:\/\/static.fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/08104636\/89530987_89530986.jpg","formated_date":"May 23, 2016","category_name":"Life","category_icon":"https:\/\/d3vodd1ws13xud.cloudfront.net\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/10113832\/entertainment.svg","author_name":"","trending":false,"sponsored":false,"random_color":"#af13c4","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79797"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/114727"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79797\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fabfitfun.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}