I left because I wasn't in the right headspace. I was lacking inspiration, creatively deprived and just highly unmotivated to study. Coming out of high school (which I didn't really enjoy) and committing to another few years of studying just really wasn't what I wanted to do.. The first semester I took in uni really drained me emotionally - it sounds dramatic, but I was having such a shit time I'd skip lectures and avoid it best I could. So I took the year and a half off, but in the year I've taken off, I haven't just been lazing around and playing. I've worked a lot, interned, took up a PR position at an eye wear company, saved for my New York trip/internship and learnt a butt load about work, PR, blogging and life.

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I think you should definitely figure out what exactly you want to do first before you fully defer.. I only applied for leave because I truly knew that I didn't want to be there and there were other things I really wanted to do. I'm going back next year and focusing on studying/getting my degree. I really want to pursue a career in arts/fashion PR in the US and to do so I will need uni qualifications. It just really depends what you want to do later in life.