Article: the essential checklist Young people who are taking a gap year can choose from a wide range of ventures and projects, but careful planning is the key to success

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For advice, contact The Year Out Group (07980 395789; www.year outgroup.org), which publishes useful guidelines for students and parents on its website. For up-to-date information about the countries you plan to visit, check the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website www.fco.gov.uk/knowbeforeyougo or look at www.gogap.com. E xam results published in the past few days will have persuaded many students to change their plans, perhaps defer their university places until 2006, and take a gap year. And for those students who fear they may have left it too late to organise anything worthwhile, the good news is that there is still lots of choice out there.

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