A 'gap year' before college: Is it a good idea?

The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  December 7, 2007 ;     700+ words ......County, NJ) 12-07-2007 A 'gap year' before college: Is it a good idea...students considering a gap year to apply to college in senior year, get...National Association for College Admission Counseling: "The Gap-Year Advantage: Helping Your...

Taking a break? ; Whatever be your reasons, there are certain challenges...

India Today;  December 8, 2008 ;     700+ words ......time. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO JUSTIFY YOUR TAKING A GAP YEAR Prakash Gopalan Professor and Dean, Student Affairs, IIT-Bombay Students tend to take a gap year generally after their class XII exams to prepare for a competitive exam. As I see it, a gap year can mean a lot of ups and downs ...

Should you take a "gap year"? For many students, taking a year off after...

Careers & Colleges;  September 22, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Andrea Dana had a plan: Finish high school, head to college to get her teacher's credentials, and become a teacher...proved her father wrong by returning home, going to college, and getting her teaching degree. Working with kids...a lesson that has served her many times since. The Gap Year Advantage ...

From France to Beijing, students take gap year

University Wire;  September 27, 2004 ;     565 words ......early-morning lectures in college, Ned Rosenman '06 was teaching...experience his freshman year of college would be "like grade 13...have chosen to take a "gap year" before continuing their education. And many colleges look favorably on this...students considering taking a gap ...

`Gap year' called way to extend students' horizons

Chicago Sun-Times;  May 4, 1999 ;     511 words ......students consider a "gap year" when it means putting off a college degree by another...worthwhile, she said. Colleges that have accepted...cooperate with gap year plans if they...not ready for college taking an unofficial gap year on campus - while...

Gap Year: More students are taking a break before college

Glencoe News (IL);  February 14, 2008 ;     700+ words ......effective transitions to college by broadening their life experiences. "Colleges really value students who do a gap year because they come...internships, among others. Gap year is defined by New...and motivation for college studies and for...would recommend a gap ...

Most U.S. Students Shun College 'Gap Year'

AP Online;  July 10, 2005 ;     700+ words ......cautioning that a "gap year" between high school and college isn't for everyone...stressful, the case for a gap year gets stronger. Colleges generally encourage...postpone applying to college _ and their gap-year experiences could make...

Princeton and York University launch Gap Year programmes.

M2 Presswire;  April 29, 2008 ;     700+ words ......University launch Gap Year programmes(C)1994...29042008 As demand for Gap Year experiences grows...to launch specific Gap Year Programmes. As cultures...result the value of a gap year spent travelling or...by formalising the gap year with a new ...

Go Higher: Going for a gap year Plan your gap year well in advance, writes...

The Independent - London;  November 8, 1998 ;     614 words ......universities and colleges look on your gap year favourably. There...listing hundreds of gap year opportunities...teachers, parents, colleges and employers, that...to university or college and taking a gap year because you have...

'Gap Year' Provides A Different Education

The Washington Post;  August 28, 2005 ;     700+ words ......cautioning that a "gap year" between high school and college is not for everyone...stressful, the case for a gap year gets stronger. Colleges generally encourage...postpone applying to college -- and their gap-year experiences could make...

Bridge that gap; As thousands of young people prepare for the start of...

The Birmingham Post (England);  August 31, 2000 ;     700+ words ......That is the tempting, tantalising thing about a gap year - it presents a few months of infinite possibility...their children's travel plans. According to The Gap Year Report, published by The Gap Year Company, a fifth of A-level students thinking...

'Gap year' gives students time for personal growth\

Post-Tribune (IN);  August 14, 2007 ;     700+ words ......who take a "gap year": time off between...high school and college.(PHOTO - Color...who take a "gap year" -- time off...high school and college. Some do it...experience." College admissions officers...said they want gap-year students to...

Perspective: How to bridge that gap; Hundreds of thousands of young people...

The Birmingham Post (England);  June 14, 2001 ;     700+ words ......education in the form of college or university studies...people are doing, taking a gap year. Last year, almost 25,000...both with and without a gap year,' says Dr John Ash, director...interested in taking a gap year should do so but we're...of people opting for a gap ...

Students Use 'Gap Year' for a Head Start; More High School Grads Opt to...

The Washington Post;  August 24, 2003 ;     557 words ......classmates are cracking college textbooks, Perrin...British call the "gap year," a traditional...graduation and college. Prince William...Harry began his gap year this summer. And...to be done with college," said Ireland...Reardon said a gap year offers young ...

NEW HORIZONS; Gap year opens up a world of opportunity... AN increasing...

Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England);  August 24, 2007 ;     700+ words ......spending three months of her gap year inter-railing through Europe...option - many now take a gap year to earn enough money to make...university. And once the gap year was complete she was ready...wasn't that I didn't enjoy college, she said. But after being...ages of 18 and ...