Do you wonder what will happen to your academic plans if you take a gap year between high school and university? If you’re afraid you might lose educational momentum, you don’t necessarily need to worry about that. It’s fully possible to do course work that will contribute to your long-term academic program, so that once [...]

It isn’t surprising that many parents are less enthusiastic than their children about the growing prevalence of the “gap year.” That’s the year that students are increasingly choosing to take off between high school and some form of higher learning. Moms and dads are perhaps justifiably skeptical that their kids will actually go back to [...]

Heading straight to college or university after graduation is sometimes just too much for a recent high school student to contemplate after all those years, even decades, of uninterrupted school! But rather than just goof off for a year or two, many of them opt for working abroad. That way, they get their mental breather, [...]

When looking at the increasing numbers of students who take a gap year between high school and post-secondary study, some people inevitably wonder if this delay is due to laziness and irresponsibility. What other reason could there be? Can these young people possibly have a good reason for taking time off, after being accepted by [...]

If a student wants to take a gap year, he or she can rest easy that they can go in several directions to find something that will fit their own preferences. Many ivory tower schools now accept the concept of the gap year, while others even promote it. And in fact, some colleges and universities [...]

People have begun to look fairly positively on the practice of young people taking a year or two off between high school and some level of higher education. Even universities have started to recognize the value of this gap year, and have begun making allowances for such students, letting them delay their entry even after [...]

Many American universities are lukewarm at best when it comes to the gap year idea, which is the extra time that some students take between high school and university. But when it comes to Harvard, the attitude is downright enthusiastic. In fact, back in 2000 the school’s Dean of Admissions, William Fitzsimmons, wrote an article [...]

If you feel like you need a gap year between high school and university or college, but you’re worried about losing academic momentum or falling behind in the job hunt, then you do have some options. You might consider doing course work that will relate to your planned studies once you get home. If you’re [...]

If you want to take a gap year, but also want to keep your mind alert for your eventual return to school, then what sort of study might you do during your time off? There are many things you can do to keep your mind active even while you’re giving it a break. You may [...]