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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are considering a gap year for DS who will be 18 next month. He has EF issues and we hope the gap year will give him time to mature. He does have admission into a few schools and we'd defer admission at one of more of those schools for a year. I don't think it's a good idea to apply for college while on your gap year. [/quote]

It won’t. It will just hurt his mental health and make him feel awkward being the older student and getting thrown out of his class cohort. Don’t do it. [/quote]

Have you heard of this happening?  Or do you think that's what could happen?

I know of someone's DC who said would take a gap year, and a few years later, still not in college [/quote]

Yes. A few in our orbit did this with their sons. It did NOT help the boys. Slacker or "EF" function deficient boys don't magically become overachievers because you punished them with a year out of school. Boys like that already have fragile self-esteem, low self-confidence and are crummy students -- how does forcing them to be a year behind all of their friends and develop rust/atrophy help in any way? It doesn't! Don't make this mistake![/quote]

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