What Do Colleges Think of the “Gap Year”?

I’ve already written a few posts about the “gap year”—a year away from school prior to the start of college.

While the idea of a gap year is appealing to many students, some are afraid to ask for one after they accept a college’s offer of admission.

This trepidation is understandable, but students have little reason to worry here. According to a recent New York Times article, admissions officers are generally big fans of the gap year. There is now a belief that the gap-year experience reinvigorates students and improves their attitude toward school. Additionally, a former admissions dean from one elite college suggests that students who have taken a gap year get better grades than their peers do.

Click here to read more on the New York Times.