We’re two admissions leaders working to reframe how families and institutions think about the gap year. I’m Carol, a former college admissions dean with more than 20 years in higher education, and I’m ...

Most people have heard the spiel about gap years. It usually goes something like this: “Everyone should take a gap year! It’s a way for you to experience the world, explore your interests and yourself ...

Hridiza Roy ’25 (individualized program, computer science) made building a business in the entertainment industry part of her college education. Roy followed a summer internship at Disney Studios in ...

Fifteen years since their first day of school, Mia Sanson-Regan and Gwen Shepherd, who are both 18, were ready for a break from education. The friends from Cardiff are among thousands each year in the ...

A friend recently sent me an Associated Press article about professionals taking “adult gap years.” Mini-sabbaticals. Extended leaves. Real pauses from work. Not a two-week vacation. Not “I’ll be ...