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Many people choose to take a gap year after graduating and the reasons for doing so are varied:

  • Didn’t take a gap year pre-Uni and just want to travel before getting a job
  • Need more work experience to decide whether a vocational post-graduate course is the right decision and worth the investment
  • Need more time and experiences to choose what career path to follow
  • Decided to apply for grad schemes the Autumn after graduation without the weight of academic work at the same time

Whatever your reason you should plan this time carefully to avoid drifting through the year and ending it in exactly the same frame of mind that you started it in.

My career wasn't planned as such. It was not until 18 months after graduation that I had an idea as to what I really wanted to do. Sometimes people need 'empty space' to find a path for themselves.

- Advice from a Cambridge student