Amazing what can happened when a name gets behind an idea.
Now that Malia Obama has decided to postpone heading to Harvard, taking a gap year has become all the rage.
Truth is the idea of taking a year to learn experientially after high school has been gaining in popularity for years and for several reasons.
One, the process of getting into college is enormously stressful, and students have to juggle a full load of academic and extracurricular activities to differentiate themselves. Two, the year between high school and college is one of the only times in a person’s life when a gap year experience is possible. And three, if a student is not ready to take full advantage of the college experience or doesn’t know what they want to study, taking a gap year is a great way to gain perspective.
I last wrote about the practice late last year when when I told you about Claire Griffinin of Marietta. Read more about her story here.
