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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would not encourage that and help him find a good school fit as he may never want to go after a year out.[/quote]

I agree. I think gap years can work for kids who are focused on using that time to prepare for a near-future college endeavor, with a defined end date and plan for that gap “year”. I honestly don’t know of any person that had a successful gap year. The ones I know ended up being bums and dropouts, and in some cases became drug addicts.

Otherwise this just sounds like a bullsh#t term used by parents who don’t want their friends and family to know that their kid just doesn’t want to go to college.

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Wow, this surprises me. I know MANY people who had really successful gap years, myself included and it was a year & a half! Went to a highly ranked SLAC in New England, graduated in 3;5 yrs, went on to a masters program after that and work at an international organization. My gap year shaped my life in amazing ways. [/quote]

Didnt post but my highly ranked SLAC also encouraged gap years while in the middle of ones college career. Many of the takers returned and produced the best honors thesis or did some of the best undergrad research/papers/films/art.[/quote]

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