r/gapyear↗
Share your Gap Year stories and advice!
Taking a gap year means to purposefully "put your life on pause" and spend your time doing something meaningful - generally between high school and university, or sometimes between finishing university and seeking work. Gap years can involve travel, volunteering, developing skills or simply the pursuit of hobbies. People who take gap years are generally young adults between 18-24. This is the place to discuss things to do on your gap year or get career advice related to your gap year.
11k subscribers200 posts / mo in Sep 2026176 authors / mosince 2012
r/gapyear has 11k members (+21% over the last 12 months). It gets about 200 posts a month from 176 people. Top topics: Gap Year & Absence, Life and Career Navigation and IWantOut.
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- Gap Year & Absence63%
- Life and Career Navigation1.2%
- IWantOut0.4%
- Welder Advice and School0.3%
- Environmental Careers0.3%
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