7 Gap Year Trends to Know for 2024 by Katherine Stievater, Accredited Gap Year Consultant This article has been reposted from the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA) Insights Journal. View the original post at https://www.iecaonline.com/quick-links/ieca-news-center/insights-newsletter/insights-winter-2024/seven-gap-year-trends-to-know-for-2024/ Part of my mission as a gap year consultant is to help educate students, parents, school counselors, and independent educational consultants (IECs) about the benefits of gap years. Over the last decade, gap years have now fully entered the discussion regarding postsecondary options, assisted by Malia Obama’s widely publicized 2016 experience. The COVID-19 pandemic brought more attention, as thousands of graduating high school seniors…
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How to Write a College Deferral Letter for a Gap Year by GYA admin Photo: Where There Be Dragons With college decisions looming, many high school seniors are weighing their options and trying to decide what their post-graduation life will look like. Let’s start this conversation by talking about some numbers from GYA’s 2020 National Alumni Survey, which analyzed responses from 1,190 gap year alumni across the United States: 97% of gap year alumni reported an increase in maturity and self-confidence as a result of their gap year experience 84% of gap year alumni reported an increase in academic motivation…