With the traditional start of first semester Gap Year travel only 3 months away, the plans of Gap Year programs this fall are starting to take shape. Here is a quick rundown on what is happening as of early June 2020. International programs still planning to travel Several programs have recently reaffirmed their intention toContinue reading “Update on Fall 2020 Gap Year Programs”
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College Support for Gappers (Part 2)
How do colleges welcome Gappers on to campus and help them assimilate into college life
College Support for Gappers (Part 1)
Digging deeper with examples into how U.S. colleges and universities provide specific support for Gappers
Gap Years’ Lasting Impact
By Anna Nickerson, Babson College Class of 2022 A Gap Year is an exciting opportunity for students, providing them with opportunities to get out of their comfort zones, gain valuable life skills, improve independent decision making, gain work experience, and so much more. But how does a Gap Year impact students further down the roadContinue reading “Gap Years’ Lasting Impact”
What’s Your Story?
Earlier this year, our Founder, Katherine Stievater visited several Gap Year programs in Europe. While with one of these programs, she spent time with a group of Gap Year students in Italy, and had the chance to speak with them over the course of several days about “Why” – why did they choose to takeContinue reading “What’s Your Story?”
Transitioning from a Gap Year to College (Part 1)
By Anna Nickerson, Babson College Class of 2022 Anna near Boulder CO before embarking on her gap year. When I first took a gap year, I got a flood of questions from friends; “Will you feel weird about not still being in our graduating class? What about college? Can you defer? Are you planning toContinue reading “Transitioning from a Gap Year to College (Part 1)”
