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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to Harvard for undergrad and I knew a few people who took more than 4 years to graduate.  People I knew took time off to: write a book, accompany a professor on an archeological dig, travel (this was the most popular reason), take part in some kind of personal project, or recover from mono.  Nobody judged these people and I am sure your son's friends will express initial interest in what is going on with him, but it will be no big deal.

Oh, and I didn't know Natalie Portman personally, but some of her time at Harvard coincided with mine.  She might be one of the most famous Harvard student who "took time off."
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You cite motivated ambitious kids, while OP's son merely dropped online courses due to lack of motivation. All the rich kids traveled last year and still knocked out remote coursework. College kids were quite literally bragging to media outlets how easy online courses were and loaded up on 18 and 20-plus credit hours each term while lounging on Miami and Hawaii beaches and skiing in Colorado.[/quote]

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