Raising Gap Year Alumni Voices by Jane Sarouhan of J2Guides I have spent 25 years touting the benefits of taking a gap year. From school auditoriums, conference podiums, press panels and zoom rooms I have delivered anecdotes, data and laughter to thousands of people who are looking to understand both the options and outcomes of a well-designed gap year. I hear: “I am afraid my child won’t go to college if they take a gap year.” And I reply: “In fact, 90% of gappers return to college after their gap year. And furthermore, gap year students on average graduate college…
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Applying Gap Year Lessons to Life Post Gap-Year by Eva Walker Not many people are able to really be present in the moments of their lives that matter, the simple ones that actually shape their path. Many people only get to see their growth in an existential rearview mirror, having passed by some of their littlest but most formative turning points without even realizing it. When I set out on my gap year, determined to find out where my need for adventure could take me, I inadvertently learned how to be present in my most important days while they were…