I would just have kid get a job or local internship- the fall will go by faster then they think and the break may be nice. My daughter had a number of new kids join her hall second semester and everybody was excited to meet them. It worked out well - good luck to your DC.

Gap year fairs offer lots of half year ideas.

Sleep in, part time job, homework, hang out with friends, explore campus

Anonymous wrote:Ideas about what kids do in the interim? Are there some interesting abroad programs that might fit this timeline?

There are tons. Which language(s) is your DC studying?

Ideas about what kids do in the interim? Are there some interesting abroad programs that might fit this timeline?