Episode 7: The Gap Year

Welcome back to Episode 7 of Undergrad Unhinged. Today, Ammiel and Saheb bring on two guests, Dev, and ex-KBC Vice-President Ata. We discuss gap years, our experiences and how we made the most of it. Here are the timestamps for this episode: (0:40) A 20 second summary of what Ammiel, Ata and Saheb did on their gap year  (2:35) Ata’s need to make the most of his gap year, and how it led him to consulting post-grad (4:31) How Saheb spent his gap year preparing himself again to apply for medical school (5:57) How Ammiel’s almost 3 year gap years in the army (7:45) Military service in Turkey vs Singapore  (9:00) How did our gap years change us as people  (9:10) Ata’s search for a purpose admits the freedom of a gap year  (10:51) Ammiel’s on why the traditional high school path doesn’t directly lead to success in university  (12:44) How Ata feels like a gap year forced him to consider his career choices  (14:20) Dev’s take on why coming into uni at 18 is the best thing ever (15:00) Saheb’s advice on dealing with failure and focusing on the process as a medic (16:40) Ata on the importance of solitude  (18:45) Ammiel on the importance of being comfortable with uncertainty  (23:00) How Ata was featured on a YES THEORY Episode  (27:40) Saheb and Ammiel’s time in Australia (29:44) Ata on why a gap year may not be the best time of your life  (31:50) Saheb getting through a gap year after reapplying for medicine (31:20) Ammiel on the importance of intentionally taking time to rest (32:55) Ata on why he would encourage most people to take gap years (35:00) Ammiel on the unintentionally stumbling into careers (37:00) Ammiel on collective skills (38:00) Ata on American vs Nordic Happiness, and why the Americans may have it figured out  (39:00) Pin-holing yourself into career at 17 (43:50) How universities would look upon a gap year  (45:00) Our one regret from our gap year  (48:10) Would we do our gap years again? (50:30) Closing