Isaiah is spending his gap year in Seoul to study Korean, since while he grew up surrounded by Korean culture, he never managed to get a good grasp of the
We are introducing a new feature in our blog that gives our students a chance to reflect on their gap year. We’re delighted to welcome Jackson, who completed his gap
Includes data from Gap Year Solutions on the number of students taking gap years. NY Post, 7/30/2025. Click here.
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
By Katherine Stievater This past fall, I traveled to South Africa. I’d been looking forward to this site visit for a long time. I’d heard great things about opportunities for
Katherine visited several Gap Year programs in Europe last fall. We asked her to share some of her thoughts from these visits. Why is it so important to go on-site
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”.
I attended one of your virtual zoom sessions early in the pandemic. You were so convincing in the value of a Gap year that I convinced my middle son, who just graduated, to take a Gap year! He deferred his university acceptance and is now at the Cordon Bleu in London studying Cuisine until June.
We are happy to see that as expected, Omicron’s impact is declining rapidly and most countries are open to Gap Year travel. This post covers the current situation, and a quick view into fall 2022.
Many of our students travel on their own or with Gap Year programs. So educators and families continue to ask about travel restrictions and changes due to the Delta variant of COVID.
