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QU | Your guide to life at Queen's
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Bridging
the gap
Taking a yea
r out
By Katie Matthews
The thought of starting student life can be an overwhelm
mixture of excitement and nerves. A gap year out or plan ing
to study abroad can be just the ticket to making the jour ning
ney
through university a smooth one.
I didn't feel ready to go to university immediately after
college so I requested a deferral, meaning I could
start my
studies at Queen's a year later. My year out was ext