Anonymous
03/25/2026 08:42
Subject: Gap Year Ideas - between fr & so years
Anonymous wrote:Look into teaching assistant or paraprofessional - it's a real-deal job with a full school year commitment, but can be really good for the right kid. (Which, if nannying is on the table, your kid might be.)
Good advice. She will learn SO much.
Anonymous
03/25/2026 08:33
Subject: Gap Year Ideas - between fr & so years
Look into teaching assistant or paraprofessional - it's a real-deal job with a full school year commitment, but can be really good for the right kid. (Which, if nannying is on the table, your kid might be.)
Anonymous
03/25/2026 08:24
Subject: Re:Gap Year Ideas - between fr & so years
My kid built her own pretty great gap year doing a combo of paid work at home and then unpaid live/work exchange with WWOOF and Workaway ( like WWOOF but not exclusively agriculture). It was inexpensive, she figured it out herself, and had some great experiences
Anonymous
03/25/2026 08:16
Subject: Gap Year Ideas - between fr & so years
Anonymous wrote:I’d encourage them to stay and continue. I can’t see how this will help their career.
It will have zero impact on a career, and could possibly help if they secure some job related to a future career.
No employer cares if you switched colleges.
Anonymous
03/25/2026 08:14
Subject: Gap Year Ideas - between fr & so years
I would see if there's a way she can study abroad for a semester and then work. A min wage job is an education in itself and I think looks great on a resume. Really.
Anonymous
03/25/2026 07:46
Subject: Gap Year Ideas - between fr & so years
I’d encourage them to stay and continue. I can’t see how this will help their career.
Anonymous
03/25/2026 07:41
Subject: Gap Year Ideas - between fr & so years
I got a job for 6 months and traveled for 6 months.
Anonymous
03/25/2026 07:40
Subject: Gap Year Ideas - between fr & so years
Is it possible for the student to be a guest student at a school of high interest for transferring?
Like take 1-2 classes and intern?
Like take 1-2 classes and intern?
Anonymous
03/25/2026 07:39
Subject: Gap Year Ideas - between fr & so years
Anonymous
03/25/2026 07:36
Subject: Gap Year Ideas - between fr & so years
Go to Washington DC and volunteer for a Congressperson or a non-profit of interest.
Anonymous
03/23/2026 10:47
Subject: Gap Year Ideas - between fr & so years
WWOOF?
Anonymous
03/23/2026 10:39
Subject: Gap Year Ideas - between fr & so years
Thank you!!!
Anonymous
03/23/2026 10:08
Subject: Gap Year Ideas - between fr & so years
Use the resources of the current college career services and see if they have anything for internships.
If you are in the DC area - I know some non-profits have internships (I think I recently saw Wider Circle and SOME)
If you are in the DC area - I know some non-profits have internships (I think I recently saw Wider Circle and SOME)
Anonymous
03/23/2026 10:03
Subject: Gap Year Ideas - between fr & so years
PS- we are also aware that many deadlines for programmes have passed but are seeking for the fall, not the following year
Anonymous
03/23/2026 10:02
Subject: Gap Year Ideas - between fr & so years
Any ideas for gap year? Between freshmen and sophomore years.
Current university isn't a great fit, but kid is doing extremely well academically; social sciences major. Considering transferring afterwards.
Bilingual Spanish/English and has grown up in a variety of cultures.
We do NOT want a paid-program for a variety of reasons unless there is a very compelling reason to do so (both parents work in public service and are wary of pay-to-volunteer models).
Nannying? City Year?
Current university isn't a great fit, but kid is doing extremely well academically; social sciences major. Considering transferring afterwards.
Bilingual Spanish/English and has grown up in a variety of cultures.
We do NOT want a paid-program for a variety of reasons unless there is a very compelling reason to do so (both parents work in public service and are wary of pay-to-volunteer models).
Nannying? City Year?