<p>Yes, definitely include that. Below is a link to an article that includes Middlebury Dean of Admissions, Robert Clagett’s thought on “gap years”, but I’m sure his comments apply to “gap semesters”
[Gap</a> Year Experience: Why More Teens Are Delaying College – Printout – TIME](<a href=“http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,2015783,00.html]Gap”>http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,2015783,00.html)</p>