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Me and a friend were talking about Uni, he was telling me that he cant wait, i told him that i want to take a year of, i would work for about 6 months and then travel with the money saved. If anybody has done it, do you reckon its better, or wait until you finish uni. Any thoughts.
 
I finished Year 12 last year and was contemplating taking a year off and doing the same thing, yet in the end I decided to go to uni straight away.

Instead, I am either planning to go on exchange through uni or go work overseas in my studyed discipline after I finish my studies. Frankly, I didn't want to work a boring job for 6 months like Coles or telemarketing to save up enough to go overseas.

Several of my friends have taken a year off and many of them are enjoying it, so there is definitely pros and cons to both options. However, when I eventually go on exchange or work overseas, I feel that I will be getting the best of both worlds as I will either be gaining credit points for my studies whilst being overseas or working in a job that will help progress my career later on.

Its a hard choice and when I hear about some of my friends who are having a great time, I begin to doubt my decision but at the end of the day, there are advantages and disadvantages to both options.
 
I didnt take a year off, went there for 4 years, had the time of my life.

Have been working in a 'proper' job for a year, now quitting and going to USA and Europe for 2.5 months at the end of the year.

I think going to uni straightaway is better, but if you do the whole travel/experience life thing at any stage it doesnt matter when you take that year off.
 

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There is also always that risk that when you take time off uni you may develop too much of an enjoyment for not studyig, and not go back. I took 6 months off, but i got bored as working in a Restaraunt and now i'm back, really hapy too, but i know others who have left and just havn't come back.

I will wait until i finish, then go.
 
deluxeman said:
I finished Year 12 last year and was contemplating taking a year off and doing the same thing, yet in the end I decided to go to uni straight away.

Instead, I am either planning to go on exchange through uni or go work overseas in my studyed discipline after I finish my studies. Frankly, I didn't want to work a boring job for 6 months like Coles or telemarketing to save up enough to go overseas.

Several of my friends have taken a year off and many of them are enjoying it, so there is definitely pros and cons to both options. However, when I eventually go on exchange or work overseas, I feel that I will be getting the best of both worlds as I will either be gaining credit points for my studies whilst being overseas or working in a job that will help progress my career later on.

Its a hard choice and when I hear about some of my friends who are having a great time, I begin to doubt my decision but at the end of the day, there are advantages and disadvantages to both options.
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My plans exactly!
 
I have kids and neices and nephews of the same age as Uni startes and a little above.

My kids are both at Uni. The youngest aims to travel the 1st year out, backpacking.He will have a great degree to get work in.
Eldest aint interested, just want to finish and get a good job.

Niece is half way through a degree and aims to get a job fast.Her sister, just came back from a year overseas as an exhange student, and she aint looking like even starting to get into Uni, she is still in party mode.

1 nephew, is in party mode, wanted to do medicine, but never even applied for anything.So me thinks he wont be going to Uni for a while.

Motivation once you are working or overseas, can be hard to come back to study.

Uni can be fun, enjoy the experience once there.
 
My sister is in uni now, she says that the atmosphere is great, but when she is doing her assignments, you have to watch out cause she is always is a crap mood. Some dude i know is working at telstra full time now, he is getting about $800 a week, i would take a year of for sure if i could earn that much. I also want to finish Uni being able to pay of abit of the hecs when i finish Uni, so working and getting that much is pretty good.
 
I'm offering my advice from a students point of view.

There are both pros and cons of going to uni/taking a year off. Either way, which ever option is chosen, make the most of it.

I.e, if you are going to take a year off and travel, do this so it will help your studies later. For example, Get a full time job for 7-8 months in Australia, so that you can qualify for independent Youth Allowance when you return (have to earn 18k within 18 months of leaving uni). This will allow you to enjoy uni when you get there and not have to work heaps to support yourself (even could pay your HECS off early).

Then go travelling. If you wanna go travelling just to get pissed for a few months in Europe, thats not really gonna achieve anything. Instead go for something relating to volunteer/holiday programs where you have your holiday whilst helping others, developing your social skills and maturing.

When you get back this stuff looks awesome on your CV, and helps you get Scholarships.

On the flip side, if you are going to uni, and you are a bit tentative, do the minimum load for full time students. Most Aus unis get you to do 4 subjects a semester, but if you do 3 a semester you are still a full time student. Thus having that lesser load can allow you to relax a bit more, and fell less pressure. Whilst it will make you take a bit longer in finishing your degree, you'll have more time for enjoying uni and not stressing out.
 
stewpyd2 said:
I didnt take a year off, went there for 4 years, had the time of my life.

Have been working in a 'proper' job for a year, now quitting and going to USA and Europe for 2.5 months at the end of the year.

I think going to uni straightaway is better, but if you do the whole travel/experience life thing at any stage it doesnt matter when you take that year off.
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I've done the exact same thing.

Went straigh to uni, and then straight into a job. I now just received a promotion, and it will look good on the resume, but I will prob go travelling at the end of next yr to Europe.

I think I have benefited from doing it this way. I've got a degree, and I have something good on the resume for when I come back.
 
I took a year off to work but it was to save the cash so I could go to uni.

I would say do it if you have the determination to defiently go to uni on your return. Travelling can screw you up ...it is hard to settle and once you get a taste of cash it is hard.

Uni or a trade in the long run is what will make the rest of your life easier.
 
Moo said:
I took a year off to work but it was to save the cash so I could go to uni.

I would say do it if you have the determination to defiently go to uni on your return. Travelling can screw you up ...it is hard to settle and once you get a taste of cash it is hard.

Uni or a trade in the long run is what will make the rest of your life easier.
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Have one of each like i do; best of both worlds.
 

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Dazman said:
What have you done?
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I have a trade as a Boilermaker from the Navy, and a Bachelor of Commerce i did by external studies through Curtin University in WA.

I also have industry qualifications such as qualified seaman, tower crane driver (allows me to drive any building site tower cranes and any offshore cranes), qualified scaffolder, rigger and dogman tickets etc.
 
I went straight into uni but worked a fair bit over summer holidays etc and just got back from an exchange overseas. i see this as the best of both worlds, you get credit while your overseas and you still manage to drink your way through europe :D

having said that alot of my mates are travelling at the end of the year when they finish uni and before they get a full time job. Most believe they wont get another chance to do it again.

Then go travelling. If you wanna go travelling just to get pissed for a few months in Europe, thats not really gonna achieve anything. Instead go for something relating to volunteer/holiday programs where you have your holiday whilst helping others, developing your social skills and maturing.
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Also a very good idea. Got a friend doing this in january in costa rica for the second time. Great experience, help others, awsome holiday and looks good later on. wish i was going!
 
your other option is to study abroad while you are at Uni... i went straight to Uni after high school... i'll graduate in june after 4 and a half years, however I studied abroad in the states for 9 months and it was amazing... the best time i'll ever have in my life... boozed and partied 4-5 nights a week for 9 months, it was unreal...

hotdish said:
Then go travelling. If you wanna go travelling just to get pissed for a few months in Europe, thats not really gonna achieve anything.
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i completely disagree... i don't know about you but when I travel i travel for the experience and to have fun, not to get something on my resume... if you do go to europe and party for a few months you could quite possibly have the most enjoyable time of your life, and make some of the best friends you'll ever make, and then you've clearly achieved something...
 

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Another thing about uni, i want to do teaching after i finish, but prerequistes for secondary teaching include Unit 1and2 for further maths i think. Im hopeless at maths. I really just want to teach History and English, what am i to do?
 
Scotland said:
I have one of those too. They are alright if you have something to go with them. What discipline is yours?
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Commercial Law.

I am looking at a complete career change july next year and am tossing up what direction to take. Have been offered 3 jobs in totally differant areas so will have to work out which one i want to do first, and then do a post grad in that area.
 
deeman12 said:
Another thing about uni, i want to do teaching after i finish, but prerequistes for secondary teaching include Unit 1and2 for further maths i think. Im hopeless at maths. I really just want to teach History and English, what am i to do?
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Do further maths - any semi-intelligent person will be able to do it. It's so easy, and I was never one to put in the hard yards for maths, which is exactly why I did further.
 

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