Take a year after high school to travel then go to University?

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I have a good friend, and she and her best friend are planning to take a year off after high school to backpack across Europe. They have invited me along and I think it would be an amazing opportunity to learn about myself and experience new things but I don't know if it's worth it if it messes up my plans for university.

Any advice would be appreciated =)
 
if you dont go to school right away you will risk getting into a rut.. meaning you may find it hard to get back in school

try doing a study abroad program. I have 2 friends in australia and they are having a blast and earning college credits. I have a friend who loved new zealand, and one who loved spain, and another, france. A girl i know went to england and she hated it so they let her come back right away. you can do a year or just a semester
 
I agree with you that it is a great opportunity to see the world and find your soul. However, a year is a long time, you really cannot foresee what will happen. There will be so many unknowns... maybe something will happen and will make you want to change your original plan, maybe you will wanna stay in europe, maybe you will meet someone and fall in love, maybe you will hate it and be homesick, and of course you might love it. What I am getting at is have a Plan B. If the year goes well, then that's fine, but if you hated it, let's say, 3months into it, then what??
A friend of mine applied for UC Berkeley, then got accepted, then he decided to go backpacking in Europe, so he wrote the school a letter, explaining his plan. They understood, and "hold" his spot, and he ended up coming home after a few months from Europe and started college.
You cannot predict the future, but it is always safer to have a backup plan.
 
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