Normalize the Gap Year
November 13, 2025
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Discusses resetting the gap year model and the role of admissions professionals in this (Inside Higher Ed, 10/20/2025). Link here
Gen Z embracing gap years before college
August 11, 2025
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Includes data from Gap Year Solutions on the number of students taking gap years. NY Post, 7/30/2025. Click here.
There’s a Crazy New Wrinkle to Choosing a College
July 1, 2025
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A last-minute round of deal-making from schools eager to boost enrollment. By Jeff Selingo, 5/23/2025. New York Magazine (link to Apple News version). Otherwise paywalled here.
Gap Year Solutions and Duke University
May 12, 2025
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By Katherine Stievater Recently, I had the opportunity to participate in a Gap Year panel for admitted Duke University students. It was a great way for students and families to
Canvassing, traveling, teaching: How three students filled their gap year
March 17, 2025
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Brown University allows all admitted students to “request to defer enrollment” for one year Link to article from The Brown Daily Herald, 3/17/2025
Unlocking the Psyche: Understanding Generation Z’s Mindset and Motivations
April 22, 2024
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Click here to read article from IECA Spring 2024 Insight Magazine (April 2024)
Gap year takers: uptake, trends and long term outcomes (2012)
February 8, 2024
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U.K. study looking at longer-term outcomes of gap years (published Nov 2012). Click here for study
2023 High School Gap Year Survey
January 13, 2024
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Survey conducted by Gap Year Solutions. Click here to access results (posted 1/12/2024)
Still Only 2-3% of US Students Take Gap Year
December 21, 2023
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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.
How a Gap Year Prepares Students for College
December 14, 2023
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More students are taking a year off after high school to explore their interests Click here for US News article, 11/29/2022