"A gap year is really a year to yourself, a celebration to the years that you have spent in academia. You have the utmost power on how you wish to spend it... During the gap year, you have the opportunity to tinker with new... [ideas], sprinting from your never changing pursuit of science to a short detour of non-science or vice versa. Read the papers of renowned scientists or... perhaps, develop a habit of reading books... it is also important that you enjoy it. If an internship isn’t your thing, then try a hand in volunteering. The future is not predictable, nor should your experiences be."