Should i go to uni in oct or go travelling for year then go?

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Sally J

As long as you are supporting yourself financially and I am not, go whenever you please although I suspect BEFORE would be best otherwise you will be saddled with student debts and then not get the chance.

waycyber

Travel. Go with VSO, YWAM or World Vision. See how other people live. Get your hands dirty doing the important stuff. When you get back university will be in perspective.

amber k

travel...travel...travel!

Lisa

Travel before, and then travel again after! I hugely regret not going travelling when I was 19 - have fun!

polly

have a think about it. if not, go away for a while, uni will still be waiting for you when you get back

Mick B

Uni. Use the travelling thing to reward yourself with when you get your degree. Good luck

doesnt matter in what order you do but whatever you do make sure you DO BOTH!!!!!
I have and they where my greatest achievements!!!
What i did was save my loans and go in the summers one for six weeks and one for 3 months, now ive finished uni and travelled before anyone else i know ....althpough i havent finished yet and my trips are gonna get bigger and bigger, next stop AFRICA!!!!

leerobo

travel ... then go to school and bore everyone with great storys,
Have fun and enjoy

idiotinlondon

If you can afford it Travel my son is at uni but didn't travel but he will make up 4 it after uni

acfords

just my opinion but... think u should go 2 uni first, then u can go travelling as a free person as it were. u don't have to worry about going back and taking degree, u've trained and then ur free. u'll also have sumthung to look forward to in uni- may keep u going?!? whatever have good travelling

Julie T

if i had that choice i would go travelling for a yr uni will be here when u get back but end of the day it,s u,re choice

Aussie Girl

I went to uni first, go myself two degrees and then came to the u.k. It means that I can work and travel (in a little luxury and not in crappy hostels with a huge pack on my back)

Deborah M

Uni first. You can use your degree to get work while you are away. You could do a TEFL course after you qualify and teach English abroad.

krissydee9282

go to uni first as you will grow up much faster going travelling and the 18 year olds at uni will still be childish when you get to uni

so trust me and go to uni travel later you will appreciate it more

and you will appriciate uni more if you go now

bcitygent

Travel lad. I wish I'd done it. Uni can wait. Enjoy yersen while yer still young and then wi yer uni qualification you can ear a mint son. The Citygent has spoken.

Crazzzzzy

Do what you want to do, just make sure you are supported financially!! You dont want to go bankrupt whilst travelling!! :-D

s*x-kitten

surely you should have decided before now, it's too late to make a deferred entry or an entry for this year.

Tara

If you've got the money go travelling first, then Uni. Wish I had gone travelling when I had the chance.

Monica m

take a year off AFTER your university studies to travel. then, you know that you'll be easily able to find a job when you come back.

cocpony

Dive...dive...dive. You'll be up to your neck in it soon. If i had the chance I would travel. Furthest I would get is Dover. Scared of flying.

GO FOR IT!!!

Good luck-Have fun x

Rose

If you have a vision for what you want to do careerwise, and know exactly how uni fits into that, I would say go ahead and go to uni. You can travel at any age! And if you find any job you want to do on your travels, then you will be more qualified (more salary etc.) However, if you are really not sure what you want to do, I think it is good to take a year off, travel/work/whatever. But during that year make sure to keep open to finding out what different options are available for study and improving your qualifications. I don't know what your interests are, but don't only look at uni - sometimes more practical courses fit in better with what you want to do with your life. The main thing is, try to find out what will lead to a job that you will enjoy doing.
Hope this helps.

t d

Go travelling~you might well discover something that will influence what and where you study at university.

Besides, once you are on the treadmill it can be very hard to get off.

fun_creative_caring

Hey James,
I guess its really up to you but here is my advice;
I graduated from uni two years ago and am now working in Japan. Im glad that I waited until after uni to travel beacuse I used my uni experiences to cope with and appreciate traveling more.
uni will open your mind and be a lot of fun itself so it wouldnt be too bad an idea to wait to travel. However, unless you`re super
sensible you`ll never save up to travel when in uni - so be prepared to work for at least a year after you finish to fund it!

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