<p>Thank you for that useful link!</p>
<p>Do state schools ever give full merit aid or are private schools with big endowments the only schools that give full rides?</p>
<p>I was talking about applying to colleges a year from next fall but you do bring up a good point. I just felt that I would have more time to focus on applications if I waited a year to apply since I would not have to worry about keeping up with school grades in addition to everything else I do outside of school. That is not the only reason that I want to take the gap year but I will take your opinion into consideration and I will talk to my guidance counselor as well and I guess I will decide after that.</p>
<p>How is the gap year I plan on taking seen by colleges? I’m sorry for all of the questions but the college admission process is still something new for me. Thank you for all of your help so far.</p>