i really want to take a gap year if i decide to do this will i loose my scholarship money if i do so

Paying for College
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I have a full academic scholarship to college. The only thing is I feel suffacated because in my life it has been so planned out I haven’t experienced anything out of the classroom. I never have been anywhere or done anything besides study football, a couple parties and be with friends and family and watch TV.

I like my life but I need to experience life. I don’t think Im mature enough to be a doctor yet I got a b in general chemistry but im behind and only signed up for general biology so actually taking a year off may save money. I didn’t flunk out of college but I feel I need to do other things besides school now ive never had a time to learn myself besides school. I want to come back and love college but ive never even been out of the South before and I was so sheltered by my parents I just need some change. I think im really blessed and like my scholarship but I need to experience life outside the classroom.

if I loose my scholarship I can’t take a gap year so if I do will I loose it.

In reality though if I take a year off it will probably save me an extra year of college because I can be a sophmore on the right track. I don’t want to be on a fast track to nowhere. What do y’all think any advice. my brother works at an Arline and is trying to go to med school also and studying so I was thinking I get a job with my brother working travel the world study for my science classes next year save money ( I will probably give my money to my mom though).

I can go back to college with actually experiencing life and I think I will end up doing better im much less mature than my friends ive never driven done anything risky, had a girlfriend nothing. What do y’all think but mostly will I loose my scholarship money.

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You have to ask the entity (school? private grant?) that awarded the scholarship.

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Its a grant by the school given by a donor

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The only people who can answer this question are the people who are in charge of the scholarship. Call your school first thing tomorrow, and find out the details.

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My nephew was able to defer his merit scholarship for a gap year. All you can do is ask.

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Well, you won’t loose your scholarship money, but it is possible you could lose it. :slight_smile:

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“Academic” scholarship?

Please tell me you typed this on a phone, or that English is not your first language.

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^^ What’s wrong with “academic” scholarship?

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Can someone who writes like this really qualify for an academic scholarship?

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Oh, I get it. I thought you were saying that he spelled “academic” wrong. Yeah, now I see what you mean!

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You should have taken the gap year before starting college.

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I agree that if he was going to take a gap year, it should have been before he started college. Now that he has befun, he really needs to check his school’s policy; as most scholarships are only for 4 years/8 semesters and he has already started the clock.

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You need to check with the school/scholarship about enrollment deferral. It is quite common that they should know the answer.