Thoughts on gap year

Parents Forum
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<p>Anyone have experience with gap-year students. My S is a good student but he is ambivalent about the college app process. My gut tells me that a year break might be good for him.</p>

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<p>This has been covered many times:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/792181-did-your-ds-dd-take-gap-year-after-hs.html?highlight=gap+year[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/792181-did-your-ds-dd-take-gap-year-after-hs.html?highlight=gap+year&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/750224-what-do-during-gap-year.html?highlight=gap+year[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/750224-what-do-during-gap-year.html?highlight=gap+year&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/750224-what-do-during-gap-year.html?highlight=gap+year[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/750224-what-do-during-gap-year.html?highlight=gap+year&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/749634-health-insurance-during-gap-year.html?highlight=gap+year[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/749634-health-insurance-during-gap-year.html?highlight=gap+year&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>And best of all: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/741736-how-do-i-find-gap-year-threads.html?highlight=gap+year[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/741736-how-do-i-find-gap-year-threads.html?highlight=gap+year&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;