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I know it’s hard to believe but there is no “year behind” after high school. Seriously. Some people will take 5,6 years to graduate from college. Will they be a year or two behind? Some people will work a few years and then go to college. Suppose everyone graduates from college in four years. Well, some people will go straight to graduate school for a few more years. Are they behind the people who decided to work? You’ll find that life isn’t a race. There is no “behind”. (but, I’m someone who went to grad school twice, and didn’t settle down until my mid-30s…)

If your goal is UT-Austin, wouldn’t the CAP program be the best way?

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If your goal is UT, then do the CAP program in a town you find appealing.
If your goal is an affordable OOS college, then take a fruitful gap year.

I confirm “being a year behind” is K-12 thinking. Adults are adults, you can’t be “a year behind”.