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1Feb2006
Are gap years "selfishly motivated time-fillers"?

What do you think about gap years? Are they worthwhile? Are they just an excuse to build your CV? Well, a couple of really interesting pieces have gone up on Your Say today, debating the pros and cons of gap years. Katie Dunn argues that "the money it costs to fund gap years should go straight to groups like Oxfam", but Rachel Holloway disagrees: "there are many small steps that can be taken to cure the world's problems. Gap years, for me, are one of those steps".

So what do you think? Read the articles and have your say...

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