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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is an episode of the Ask Lisa podcast about gap years that I found very enlightening. Basically if a kid isn't ready, it's better to do a gap year than to try to overcome a bad first year with bad grades pulling dowN GPA, and that transferring credits to a different college is harder than you think.[/quote]

I asked my kid's psychiatrist and therapist about gap years and both said that they could be a disaster for kids like mine. Without clear structure the kid's mental health can fall apart because of poor social connections or an irregular schedule, or they can end up in situations where they no longer want to go to college (problematic love interest, substance abuse) or out of practice with academic skills. Obviously if you have a motivated kid with a plan it's different, but they were both very clear that they've seen bad outcomes.

FWIW my kid has struggled academically in college and does not have a good GPA, but I also accept that we don't have great options here, we are doing the best we can in the situation we're in playing the cards he was dealt. He's a few years in now, and there's no reason to think it would be going great if he'd waited another year to start. He is happy and trying hard to be successful and that has to be enough for me.[/quote]

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