<p>It’s funny this thread came up, as my S is considering a gap year before he starts at Kenyon. He emailed National Theater Institute at O’neil Theater to see if it would be okay if he applied even though he is not technically a college student yet. They emailed him back right away and were VERY positive about him applying. So I think he will be applying there for sure. He wants to attend the semester program, not the summer. He is also going to look in an internship when he attends the HUMANA festival in Louisville, KY. Lots of great stuff to look into. He also wants to travel/backpack abroad. I thought the UK programs looked amazing… but he wants to wait till college to to be that far away. Kenyon has an unbelievable program at Exeter for a year.</p>