Matriculating a year late?

T26E4
Tue, 10 Apr 2012 05:23:56 +0000

What you should do is apply normally into your suite of colleges. Take your SATs, get your rec letters, everything done – just as if you were enrolling. Once you (and they) decide, then ask for a year’s deferral. Your situation is very normal and I’ve never heard of a college saying NO. I would not pass up your opp abroad. Congrats!