<p>one thing I would inquire about is credit transferring from gap year programs (especially ones in israel) to brandeis. kids that have previously done the program im doing next year have gotten credit at most of the nation’s top schools (gwu, emory, berkeley, michigan etc) and even places like mcgill. they dont, however, get credit at ivies and, surprisingly, brandeis. the rationale given to me was since so many kids study in israel, oftentimes at yeshiva-like places, its really difficult to award credit. </p>
<p>so, if youre looking rationalize the cost of a gap year program with the potential for credit, i’d look somewhere other than brandeis.</p>