A personal encounter with gap year
Interview with Shannon Grech, a student who took one year off to find out what she really wanted to do in life
interview with Shannon Grech
Some students enter into university right after Form 6. Others take their time. That is not necessarily bad.
Gap year may turn out to be the best choice for you if you are still uncertain about the subject you want to dedicate your life to, or the career you want to pursue. Shannon took a gap year, away from the daily studying routine and going to school, because she wanted to find out for herself what she really wanted to do in the future. It turns out, her decision was the right one. See how Shannon experienced gap year and where that took her.
At the time of the interview Shannon was considering to enroll into a Parisian academy for fashion design where she was accepted. With a flair and talent for fashion and sewing, she has since decided to go for Event Management at Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland.
About Shannon
Age: 19
Qualifications:
MCAST in Fashion Design;
Shannon took part in Kwalita’ Malta in November 2011
Useful links:
Shannon’s personal fashion creations can be viewed here: http://www.burdastyle.com/profiles/shanvan/my_studio/projects
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Nadir Sammut
Sep 17th 2012, 05:21
Even during education, gap-years are life changing.
After quitting the UoM and enrolling at a university in the UK, I took an industrial experience year.
(Slightly different from a gap year, as officially I had to work in a field related to my degree).
The work experience made me more aware of the importance of what I am studying, and made me value my studies more (and more easily focus/specialise on what I really wanted to do).
It also made me more employable because I had proven for a year my academic skills and proven my soft-skills (team-skills, problem solving, job ownership, etc).
J. Abela
Sep 15th 2012, 04:17
I wish all Maltese could speak such impeccable English.
Keith Cauchi
Sep 17th 2012, 08:19
...but before that, how about all Maltese respecting their mother-language? Charity begins at home, as the saying goes!
Mr ALBERT LEONE GANADO
Sep 14th 2012, 16:48
Unfortunately young students locally are often rushed in starting tertiary education before they can really reflect what career they would like to follow and before seeing a bit of the world and appreciating what individual responsibility and living independently is all about. Nothing matures a person more than taking a gap year abroad travelling and working around and learning how others live and think.Students who follow this self development path end up as being much better students, make better choices and are more motivated, more self-assured , self-reliant and able to assume responsibilities and meet the challenges which will lead them into adulthood and a successful future career Of course some of our students spend a term in the middle of their university studies at a foreign university under the Erasmus student transfer scheme which is another way of developing a wider intellectual perspective . Good luck to Shannon for her future.
S. Camilleri
Sep 14th 2012, 17:11
How very true ... Though I do believe the situation was worst 20 yrs ago when choice at tertiary education was less than Hobson's!
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