<p>A gap year means to take a year off between HS and college. If she chooses to go this route she could continue to train (either in a non-academic conservatory program or by taking individual classes and working one-on-one with coaches), prepare for auditions, work at a job, and then apply to a musical theatre programs as an incoming freshman for the following year (2011/ 2012). </p>
<p>I believe this is what Soozie meant by a “gap year.”</p>
<p>oops – cross posted with Soozie.</p>