<p>I don’t know what you are trying to accomplish by moving to NY and auditioning. If you have money to live and don’t need an income that might be okay, but I wouldn’t hope for much more than the more “negative” side of being an actor, I wouldn’t hope for any major activity.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure that no Agent will be interested in you for just one “gap” year, nor will that be enough time for you to even get seen by many Agents. It couldn’t hurt but the likelihood is greater that you will go to the Equity Building at around 8AM, put your name on the list, and wait and wait and wait to be called, maybe. Perhaps a better option would be to get yourself Backstage and look for non-union auditions for theatre or to find student films and try for auditions to these things. There may be some website productions available to you as well. Most of these productions will pay little to nothing, so be prepared.</p>
<p>What you will probably find (I don’t know you or your abilities) is that you are not yet qualified to be a “pro” but you might learn enough to put you a bit ahead of those who graduate college with no idea of the business whatsoever. Don’t mean to be negative, just realistic.</p>
<p>You will need to look into each college you’re interested in to see how they handle gap years as each is different.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>