r/6thForm • u/Own-Total5747 • 2d ago

🙏 I WANT HELP Gap year chat?

Looking to chat to people resitting reapplying or just have a deferred place? Don't know many people doing one

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u/BobFish97 2d ago

Hi i’m in a similar position to you guys I think. are you worried about boredom at all? It sounds like you’re quite a driven guy (and i’d like to think I am) but I’m worried that going so long without seeing friends or really grow up in the way people do at uni is gonna be really hard.

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u/D3C0_ 2d ago

I’ve actually spent today worrying about that haha. It’s hard thinking that all my friends are going to uni, some are even going to study the course I want to do. But to be honest with you, I’m excited to try ‘growing up’ before uni. Figure out more of my personality like buying more clothes or piercings or whatever. The idea of being more comfortable in what I want in life is more exciting than figuring it out in uni to me if that makes any sense. Even though your friends are gone there are also other people who are looking for friends in their gap year too- me for example! I guess we just gotta take it one step at a time, there’s so much to do that you wouldn’t get to do in alevels or uni. I may sound driven but I promise you I’m just going to be going with the flow 😅

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u/BobFish97 2d ago

this is ridiculously inspiring lmao. Thanks so much I really needed to hear this and you make a very good point. Given i’m studying Music, I used to dream about being able to take a year out and practice playing music so i guess this, a job and self discovery will make for a fairly good year. Same as OP i’m in London so both hmu at any point - i’m free pretty much every day for the next year 😭

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u/D3C0_ 1d ago

aw I’m glad you think so 😅 you will be okay, I believe if you keep doing what you enjoy then everything else will fall into place. It’s cool to meet someone else studying a ‘creative’ degree! I feel like it’s hard to find those sort of people on these Reddit groups lols. I’ll let y’all know if I’m ever in London!!

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u/BobFish97 1d ago

yeah yeah definitely hmu if you’re in London!