When Oscar Martinez ’23 found himself sitting in front of a Zoom screen after Cornell’s campus-wide shut down in spring 2020, he realized that online learning wasn’t for him. As a transfer student, ...

The concept of a gap year has expanded over the years. It used to be a year between studies, either before or after university, where young people can travel and work or volunteer as a way of making ...

Since the pandemic upended students’ educational paths, more and more young people have opened their minds up to taking a gap year between high school and college. Taking time off felt natural for ...

Students can potentially use a gap year to strengthen their scholarship applications. Carrie Pallardy has more than nine years of experience writing about a range of topics, including healthcare and ...

We’re two admissions leaders working to reframe how families and institutions think about the gap year. I’m Carol, a former college admissions dean with more than 20 years in higher education, and I’m ...

Gap Years and Enrollment If a college has accepted you as an incoming student, you can typically defer your enrollment for a semester or an entire academic year. You may be required to put down a ...

This explains why midlife gap years tend to be substantial—not a month, but six months or a year. People who try to shortcut ...

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