By Katherine Stievater Gap Year Solutions has always focused on college readiness. Data has consistently shown that one-third of first-year students don’t return to their college the next year. From our start […]
Despite rising awareness of Gap Years and a COVID-induced surge in Gap Years, the number of high school students taking a Gap Year has returned to pre-pandemic levels. We know this from two different sources.
Regular readers of these pages know that we at Gap Year Solutions love data. Given that there is so little data to …
by Katherine Stievater We have a colleague in the Boston area who provides college counseling services to some of our students. In …
by Katherine Stievater, October 13, 2023 After the Hamas terror attack that occurred on October 7, Israel Gap Year programs and families …
Gap Year students, like teens in general, are a study in contrasts. They want more independence, but still need structure. They want …
What we are definitely noticing is that Gap Years are more “normalized” – students are simply not afraid of the idea of taking time off to give themselves time to make sure they are at a college that feels right!
This particular episode really hit home, because it zeroed right in on the question of college readiness. In particular, “what if I think my teen is not ready for college – could a Gap Year make sense?”
When I speak with high school audiences, I get asked all the time about how Gap Year planning relates to the college admissions process. This post covers five key points about this question.
Part 2 covers major Gap Year myths including that they cost too much, that students must travel, FOMO, and that there is a specific "Gap Year student".