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Zoom Year or Gap Year?

Date
July 21, 2020
Time
4:00 PM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT
Location
online via Zoom
Open To
Students, Faculty
Register for Zoom Year or Gap Year? (external link) 
Zoom Year or Gap Year?


Not sure of your fall plans? Join Faculty of Arts professors and students for a webinar and discussion on how to strategically weigh the pros and cons of taking a year off from university during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The prospect of a virtual fall semester and a summer with limited employment opportunities has many students questioning the decision to continue their post-secondary education this year. The COVID-19 pandemic has created uncertainties, but is this the best year to take a “gap year”?

We will discuss the following questions:

  • Should I do full-time studies this fall or take a gap year?
  • Making deliberate decisions (don't just "go with your gut")
  • ​Assess advantages/disadvantages of school in remote delivery this year
  • Enumerate your other options (sitting at home can be depressing)
  • ​Employment prospects and economic factors
  • Travel and pandemic (the classic gap year options are more limited)
  • How to make the best of remote delivery if you choose to
  • How to make the best of gap year if you choose to
  • Financial Assistance - if I choose the Zoom year, can I afford it?