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[quote=Anonymous]There are lots of ways for kids to have a break without taking a gap year.

If they truly had a grueling/outstanding junior year, they can afford a senior year with several easy courses mixed with a couple hard courses to support their intended major.

Some/many HS have work/study programs that let kids use the easy/filler course periods to get a job/internship.

If they are up front about it in their applications, this type of gap year would allow them the benefits of an easy/explore the world year without losing any time.

The problem many encounter with a gap year is that they still don't know what they want to do when they arrive at college, despite working on that question non-stop for 15 months or more.

When you are 19 and have spent 15 months on a problem without coming up with an answer, it can feel like you never will come up with an answer AND THAT JUST PUSHING FORWARD JUST ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH.

Learning to get yourself to make progress when you aren't sure what you want is the most important thing you can learn in college.[/quote]

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