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[ditchmickens]

ugh. for those that don't know, i have chosen to take at least a semester, if not a year off from schooling. i may take a couple of night classes here and there, but i won't be a full-time student. i'll basically be taking over my grandfather's lawncare business for the year, providing the necessary funds for when i do go to college

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[_alwayslove]

i think taking a year off is a great idea for monetary reasons and because, well, you've been in school for most of your life & a break is well-deserved. i'd like to take a year off to travel the world. people have told me it's 'a bad idea' and that 'colleges don't like that', but guess what? it's a great idea & colleges do like that. simply put, i'm in your boat and behind you.

i miss talking to you; i've been so busy lately and just ugh. ♥

[ditchmickens]

i know what you mean and this whole busy thing is bad...

[mariobros]

great idea! that way you can be 6456778 times more sure of your major.

[clubblue04]

Don't know how much my opinion means, but...

I took a year off, and it did a great deal of good, but there's also a serious downside...

You become ineligible for the national merit scholarship, which can give you a good chunk of change. Had I done that, combined with the scholarship from the school of music and the federal pell grant, I would actually be getting a refund check from the school each semester.

And as for not knowing what you want to do, there's a lot of core classes you can get out of the way. For example, to get my MUSIC EDUCATION degree, I've still got to take an english, a math, 2 natural sciences, 1 behavioral science, as well as quite a few others that have slipped my mind at the moment.

Take it or leave it, but I just thought you might be able to put this information to use.

[jess2515]

on the plus side, you're getting a lot of life experience that the rest of us are missing out on. you'll already have some serious ideas about managing finances and all that fun stuff whilst the rest of us are messing around at a school-- and equally if not more unsure about what we're going to do with the rest of our lives.

personally, i think it's an awesome idea. kudos to you for having the courage to do what a lot of people secretly wish they could do.

Yeah

[u_nder_world_x]

Mitch, Oh Mitch

I agree. I am in a sort of similar situation. Just when I think I had gotten all my auditions done and all applications, NO WAY, and I had to reapply to all new schools, like, this weekend.

So, I thougth about taking a year off and doing volunteer work in a third world country, LOL, honestly.

But, I don't think college would like that, especially without a year of practicing cello.

It's not the most convenient thing to carry around a cello in the Amazon.

Nonetheless, what I am trying to say is DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO and what you feel is the smartest thing. Everything has its downsides.

Goodluck,
Alex