<p>Thanks for the replies. It helps to see varying opinions on the subject. I’m giving myself tonight and possibly tomorrow to decide and if I decide to go with the gap year, I will do overnight delivery to Boston to make sure it gets there by August 1st. It’s such a big decision, and I have so little time to make it. It’s like my heart is telling me to take the gap year, explore my interests-take up photography, further my guitar playing skills, learn the piano, take time to just read really great book for the fun of it and than ultimately travel. But my head tells me to go to Boston-it’s the right thing to do. Also, I am 17, I started kindergarten when I was 4 and a lot of people that I met at the BU orientation turn 19 before I turn 18, so me taking a year off wouldn’t really put me behind so much. I would graduate when I’m 22. I love that Australia and the UK encourages the gap year, it’s just not as popular here in the US. </p>
<p>OH and yes, BU will cost me 25000 per year, but like I said, my parents are helping. They’re taking out the parent loan, I’m taking out the student loan. I feel like I should only go to BU next year if I really feel like it’s right. I don’t want to throw 25,000 down the drain. </p>
<p>I’m off to make my pros and cons list and just relax and think. I appreciate all of the responses, it truly does help.</p>