So now that everyone is familiar with the gap year concept and the benefits of a gap year experience… where are you going to go? First step: Apply and get in Rising seniors considering a gap year experience should still apply to colleges this fall. The best plan is to apply, get accepted and     Continue Reading...

Last week I first talked about the concept of a “gap year,” where students don’t follow the routine pathway from high school directly to college.. Taking a year off – or a year “on,” as it is referred to by some gap-year students – has many advantages. Many     Continue Reading...

Have you or your child ever even considered the possibility of NOT heading to college immediately after graduating from high school? Think about it for a moment. It’s liberating. I am not suggesting not attending college. I am, however, suggesting the concept of a gap year; taking a year off between     Continue Reading...

Admissions Offices will usually forgive the mistake, but not the lie. Blemishes are never attractive. Whether they are the hormonally-induced variety or those that raise a red flag in the admissions office, neither one is what a student wants to be dealing with during the college application     Continue Reading...