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 ...

It's a Tuesday morning in January, and I'm on top of Mount Kilimanjaro, nearly 19,000 feet above sea level. Along with a group of 17 other students, I've spent the last eight hours climbing through ...

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 ...

As others were packing their bags and preparing for their first days of orientation on College Hill, Ifadayo Engel-Halfkenny ’27 was flying to Atlanta. Instead of coming to Brown with the cohort of ...

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 ...

Gap years are often a sign of privilege. It’s true. Media coverage of Malia Obama’s decision to take a gap year before college has brought a new level of attention and scrutiny to gap years in the US.

A gap year refers to a student hitting pause on traditional academic work to take a breath if they’re overwhelmed with school (or life). I often work with parents who only see two options when their ...