Archive for the 'Gap Year' Category

GAP Year Programs and College Admission

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

I was recently talking with a colleague about the merits of students taking a year off between high school and college to do something different, fulfilling, and fun. The GAP year has a long tradition in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. Only recently have more American students begun to consider that [...]

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Directory of Summer Opportunities and Gap Year Programs

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

A client asked me the other day where she could a directory of summer opportunities for high school students. I told her the best resource is maintained by Phillips Andover in Massachusetts. You can find the directory of summer programs here. It includes some excellent “gap year” or “interim year” programs, as [...]

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