Gap Year at Sea

Threeducksinarow
Tue, 13 Dec 2016 14:04:52 +0000

My son just did Semester at Sea as a gap student. While people like to ridicule it, he had a wonderful time and saw the world at 18. There are not many gap students (but he roomed with another gap student), He did it last fall, the last cruise that UVA sponsored. He said the classes were not that challenging, but they had papers, tests and homework. He thought the experience was wonderful and he thought it has made him a ‘more mature’ college freshman. I often read these threads, but joined just to correct the error that Semester As Sea does not accept Gap Students. I do believe that the student has to be accepted into a college and able to defer. It is very expensive, but they do have financial aid.