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[quote=Anonymous]I have watched several of my DC’s peers take gap years and generally speaking they have not been good experiences.  The biggest cost of a gap year is that your kid’s high school peer group will “move on” and have a year of incredible growth, possibly leaving your son with a feeling of having been left behind.  That is debilitating.  Two of the kids I know who took a gap year had admission lined up to T25 schools and it was still difficult for each of them.  Applying again during a gap year will be extremely hard and likely won’t change the outcome.  A better strategy is going to the school he did get into next fall and busting his butt to do well and then working from a position of strength apply to transfer.  One of the biggest things I have learned on this journey is how much kids at this delicate age change from month to month.  Give him some space to digest the disappointing outcome and regroup but pay the deposit for the school he got into.  He will feel differently come next October when his peer group is moving on.  [/quote]

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