Gap Year Association

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Most Cited Gap Year Articles

• http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu;
  "Turning the Tide: Inspiring Concern For Others And The Common Good Through College Admissions" January 20, 2016
• http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu;
  "Time Out or Burn Out." Revised 2011
• http://harvardmagazine.com;
  "The Teen Brain." Sept., 2010
• http://www.bls.gov;
  "Gap Year: Time off with a plan." Fall, 2009
• http://www.oregonlive.com;
  "Advice for the college-bound: Wait and enjoy the rewards." Nov., 2009
• Gap Year American Style - by Karl Haigler
• Alternatives to the Peace Corps - by Joan Powell
• The Complete Guide to the Gap Year - by Kristin White

American Gap Year Association In the News

• www.gooverseas.com;
  "Are Students Who Take Gap Years More Successful?" April 21, 2016
• http://www.nytimes.com;
  "Gap Year May Have Benefits Long After College" April 19, 2016
• http://www.usatoday.com;
  "Aloft Hotels Target Gap Year Travelers" April 15, 2016
• http://www.time.com;
  "How a Gap Year Can Pay Off After College" April 15, 2016
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com;
  "Why Your High School Graduate May Want To Take a Gap Year" April 6, 2016
• http://www.nytimes.com;
  "Don't Send Your Kids To College - At Least Not Yet" April 5, 2016
• http://www.charlotteobserver.com;
  "Countdown to College: Advantages of taking a Gap Year" March 25, 2016
• http://www.businesswire.com;
  "Gap Year Grows Aloft Hotels Joins Rising" March 17, 2016
• http://www.time.com;
  "Will Taking a Gap Year Hurt My Daughter’s College Chances?" March 7, 2016
• http://www.time.com;
  "How to Negotiate with Parents about Taking a Gap Year" February 23, 2016
• http://www.time.com;
  "Gap Years Create Successful Students" January 14, 2016
• http://www.fsunews.com;
  "FSU Funds Gap Year" January 6, 2016
• http://www.mercurynews.com;
  "Gap Years Offer Teens Service, Travel, and Transformation" December 27, 2015
• http://www.noodle.com;
  "The Academic and Career Advantages of taking a Gap Year" December 24, 2015
• http://www.buffalo.edu;
  "'Gap Years’ offer grads a chance to explore, give back" December 9, 2015
• http://www.northbynorthwestern.com;
  "Mapping the Gap, How a Break From School Can Boost Your Focus" November 17, 2015
• http://www.startribune.com;
  "A Troubling Social Class Gap in College Gap Year Studies" November 14, 2015
• http://www.wivb.com;
  "Gap Years a Growing Trend Among Young Americans" November 11, 2015
• http://www.abcnews.com;
  "More Vermont Students Exploring Gap Year Before College" October 21, 2015
• http://www.linkedin.com;
  "Ten Reasons Why Students Should Take a Gap Year" August 19, 2015
• http://www.washingtonpost.com;
  "Want to Help Your Kids Succeed in College? Let Them Take a Gap Year" June 23, 2015
• http://www.charlotteobserver.com;
  "Countdown to College: Think about a gap year" June 7, 2015
• http://www.time.com;
  "Here's How to Make a Gap Year Before College Count" May 29, 2015
• http://karenfahle.com;
  "The Beauty of the Gap Year" May 22, 2015
• http://www.cnn.com;
  "A Billionare's Advice, Don't Intern at Goldman Sachs. Travel." May 18, 2015
• http://www.fairfaxtimes.com;
  "Graduating Seniors Bridge The Gap Between High School and College" May 14, 2015
• http://www.applerouth.com;
  "Mind the Gap Year" May 6, 2015
• http://www.nytimes.com;
  "What's The First Thing You Should Do When You Get Into College? Defer" March 30, 2015
• http://www.nytimes.com;
  "In Fervent Support of the Gap Year" January 4, 2015
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com;
  "Gap Years: Are They Effective For Students?" November 23, 2014
• http://www.usatoday.com;
  "Find And Live Your Dream In 3 Easy Steps" October 24, 2014
• http://www.bustle.com;
  "12 Reasons Why You Should Definitely Put Off College And Take A Gap Year After High School" September 30, 2014
• http://www.usnews.com;
  "How A Gap Year Can Make Students Successful" September 23, 2014
• http://www.gonzagabulletin.com;
  "Gap Years Teach Outside of the Classroom" August 22, 2014
• http://www.harvardpolitics.com;
  "Mind the Gap; An Analysis of Gap Years" August 12, 2014
• http://www.kiplinger.com;
  "More Colleges Paying for Gap Years" August 1, 2014
• http://www.usnews.com;
  "Get Money or College Credit for a Gap Year" July 31, 2014
• http://www.theintell.com;
  "Diving Into The Gap" July 13, 2014
• http://www.theintell.com;
  "Should you Consider a Gap Year Before College" June 16, 2014
• http://www.time.com;
  "Why Your High School Senior Should Take a Gap Year" May 13, 2014
• http://www.usatoday.com;
  "Delay College for a Gap Year" May 1, 2014
• http://www.evanstonian.net;
  "Gap Years Stimulate Inspiration" May 1, 2014
• http://www.brainworld.com;
  "To Get The Most Out of College, Take a Gap Year: The Gap Year" April 30, 2014
• http://www.charlotteobserver.com;
  "Get Off the Treadmill and Go For a Gap Year" April 27, 2014
• http://www.americanairlines.com;
  "Creating a Gap: Students are Discovering That a Planned Year Away From The Classroom Enriches Their Studies - And Their Lives" April 15, 2014
• http://www.uatrav.com;
  "University of Arkansas Officials Support Students' Decisions to Take Gap Years" April 2, 2014
• http://www.scpr.org;
  NPR, "Why Are Some Colleges Paying Students to Take a Gap Year?" March 26, 2014
• http://wamc.org;
  "Colleges Emphasizing Experiences Beyond Classroom" March 17, 2014
• http://www.dailytexanonline.com;
  "Report Shows Number Gap Year Students on the Rise" March 17, 2014
• http://www.nytimes.com;
  "College Offers to Pay Students to Take Year Off" March 14, 2014
• http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org;
  "Mind the Gap Year" December 13, 2013
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com;
  "10 Reasons to Take a Gap Year" November 30, 2013
• http://www.edweek.org;
  "New Association Sets Standards to Evaluate Gap Years" November 12, 2013
• http://www.deseretnews.com;
  "Learning From Life: A Gap Year Between High School and College Can Help Students" November 4, 2013
• http://www.nytimes.com;
  "An Often Costly Year to Bridge the Gap Between High School and College" October 5, 2013
• http://www.oregonlive.com;
  "Gap years and high school seniors: Advice for parents" August 7, 2013
• http://www.theprospect.net;
  "American Gap Association for the Win" July 10, 2013
• http://www.usnews.com;
  "Decide if Gap Years Are Right for You" July 8, 2013
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com;
  "Why Tina Fey Should Have Taken a Gap Year" April 9, 2013
• http://www.smartcollegevisit.com;
  "Are You a Gap Year Candidate?" February 27, 2013

Gap Years in the News

• http://www.wptz.com;
  "Families Consider Gap Year for Students" January 21, 2016
• http://www.businessinsider.com;
  "Why You Should Take a Gap Year" January 20, 2016
• http://www.abqjournal.com;
  "New Mexico Senator Wants Gap Year for High School Grads on Lottery Scholarship" January 19, 2016
• http://www.csmonitor.com;
  "Eight Strategies for Managing your Teen's Gap Year Experience" January 14, 2016
• http://www.ottawacitizen.com;
  "Canada Needs a Gap Year Culture" November 17, 2015
• http://www.forbes.com;
  "Pre College Gap Years Beckon for these 5 Types of Students" October 3, 2015
• http://www.dailyvoice.com;
  "Westchester Women's Agenda Launches Internship Program" June 6, 2015
• http://www.vineyardgazette.com;
  "Forging Their Paths Following Their Hearts" June 4, 2015
• http://www.bustle.com;
  "Should You Take a Gap Year? According to Science the Answer is Probably Yes" May 15, 2015
• http://www.wbur.org;
  "Go Away: In Praise Of The Gap Year, For All Students" February 6, 2015
• http://www.napavalleyregister.com;
  "What About That Gap Year" January 20, 2015
• http://www.linkedin.com;
  "The Myth of the 4 Year Degree" December 2, 2014
• http://www.usatoday.com;
  "How To Best Present A Gap Year On Your College Application?" October 28, 2014
• http://www.thestar.com;
  "Is a Gap Year After High School a Smart Financial Decision?" August 22, 2014
• http://www.bustle.com;
  "Why You Should Take a Gap Year and How To Explain To Haters Why You're Taking a Gap Year" August 20, 2014
• http://www.takepart.com;
  "Why Taking a Gap Year Should Be A New College Admissions Requirement" June 24, 2014
• http://www.wildcat.arizona.edu;
  "Gap Years Becoming an Appealing Alternative to College" April 29, 2014
• http://duke.edu;
  "Video from Alumni Panel on Gap Years" April 10, 2014
• http://mit.edu;
  "Gap Year Students Enrich the Class of 2018 Mix" March 28, 2014
• http://L//live.huffingtonpost.com;
  "On Campus - Is It a Good Idea To Take A Gap Year?" March 3, 2014
• http://www.aspeninstitute.org;
  "General Stanley McChrystal to Help Launch Tufts 1+4 Bridge Year Program to Energize Civic Renewal" February 19, 2014
• http://www.santafenewmexican.com;
  "My View: Gap Year Not a Gap When it Comes to Experiencing Life" January 30, 2014
• http://www.wcax.com;
  "Taking a Gap Year: Why More Students are Taking a Year Off Between High School and College" January 21, 2014
• http://www.wgbhnews.org;
  "Boston Public Radio" Gap Years = 35 minutes. January 20, 2014
• http://www.insidehighered.com;
  "Don't Go to College Next Year" January 16, 2014
• http://www.bostonglobe.com;
  "Save money (and sanity) in a Gap Year" January 13, 2014
• http://www.collegian.com;
  "We Need a Gap Year" December 15, 2013
• http://www.buffalonews.com;
  "A Gap Year Off Can Be A Valuable Experience" December 5, 2013
• http://dukechronicle.com;
  "On The Best Laid Plans; mind the gap" September 20, 2013
• http://thedartmouth.com;
  "Mind the Gap; Freshmen and upperclassmen alike take advantage of full years to travel, work and explore prior to matriculating" September 20, 2013
• http://www.heraldsun.com.au;
  "Sydney University Study Reveals Students Who Take Gap Year Enjoy Better Results" September 17, 2013
• http://www.40before30.com;
  "10 Things I Learned from my Gap Year" August 15, 2013
• http://www.oregonlive.com;
  "Gap years and high school seniors: Advice for parents" August 7, 2013
• http://www.huffingtonpost.ca;
  "How to Make the Most of Your Year Off" July 29, 2013
• http://www.collegerecruiter.com;
  "Seven Things to Keep in Mind as you Begin Your Gap Year" July 23, 2013
• http://www.takepart.com;
  "The Gap Year: Just a Trend or a Great Idea for Millennials?" July 16, 2013
• http://www.usnews.com;
  "Decide if a Gap Year Makes Sense for You" July 8, 2013
• http://www.charlotteobserver.com;
  "Charlotte Teen Reflects on her 10 months in South America" June 28, 2013
• http://globalcitizendaily.com;
  "The Gap Year: An Alternative Route to Students' Educational Goals" June 19, 2013
• http://www.almanacnews.com;
  "Gap Year -- a Year of Living Adventurously" June 13, 2013
• http://www.uncollege.org;
  "Reasons Not to Take a Gap Year (and Why You're Wrong)" June 8, 2013
• http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com;
  "Students Taking a Gap Year May See Dividends" June 7, 2013
• http://thediplomat.com/;
  "The Gap Year Catches on in China" June 6, 2013
• http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com;
  "More Bozeman High Grads Plan a Gap Year to Travel, Earn Money for College" June 5, 2013
• http://chscourier.com;
  "Taking a Gap Year is Non-Beneficial to a Student's Future" June 3, 2013
• http://www.ucsdguardian.org;
  "Filling the Gap" May 28, 2013
• http://www.thenews.choate.edu;
  "Gap Years: Filling the Void Between Choate and College" May 18, 2013
• http://www.thehour.com;
  "Multi-lingual High School Student set for a year in South Korea" May 17, 2013
• http://jobsearch.about.com;
  "Gap Year Programs" May 2013
• http://stowetoday.com;
  "Taking a Gap Year Has Its Advantages" May 13, 2013
• http://nytimes.com;
  "On a College Waiting List? Sending Cookies Isn't Going to Help" May 11, 2013
• http://carolinaconnections.web.unc.edu;
  "Amy Dingler Hits the Gap UNC in Stride" Apr. 25, 2013
• http://live.huffingtonpost.com;
  "College Week: Gap Years (video)" Apr. 24, 2013
• http://mystarjob.com;
  "A Gap Year Can Boost your Employability" Apr. 7, 2013
• http://tphnews.com;
  "Lee Rowlands Plans a Gap Year; a year travelling through over 7 S. American countries." Apr. 7, 2013
• http://atvn.org;
  "Travel with Tiffany: Gap Year." Apr. 1, 2013
• http://lafolletteweb.madison.k12.wi.us;
  "Gap Year Instructions - from a Madison High School" Mar. 19, 2013
• http://www.huffingtonpost.com;
  "The Great American Gap Year" Mar. 18, 2013
• http://www.santafenewmexican.com;
  "Gap Year Offers Taste of Freedom" Mar. 15, 2013
• http://www.wcax.com;
  "Gap Year Gains Traction with VT Students." Mar. 13, 2013
• http://www.smdailyjournal.com;
  "To Gap or Not To Gap." Mar. 3, 2013
• http://www.topuniversities.com;
  "Benefits of a Volunteering Gap Year." Feb. 28, 2013
• http://www.mnn.com;
  "Should Young Americans Take a Gap Year." Feb. 20, 2013
• http://www.nytimes.com;
  "Saying No to College." Dec. 2, 2012
• http://www.edweek.org;
  "'Soft Skills' Pushed as Part of College Readiness." Nov. 14, 2012
• http://www.nytimes.com;
  "Learning to Bounce Back." Nov. 3, 2012
• http://www.topuniversities.com;
  "5 Terrible Reasons to Take a Gap Year (and Five Pretty Good Ones)" Oct. 16, 2012
• http://www.dailyiowan.com;
  "Editorial: Take a gap year." Oct. 3, 2012
• http://moneyland.time.com;
  "Gap Year: The Growing Appeal of Not Going Right to College." Oct. 5, 2012
• http://www.jweekly.com;
  "Gap year in Israel opens my eyes to lives of Israeli Arabs." Oct. 4, 2012
• http://anniemurphypaul.com;
  "The Benefits Of Taking A "Gap Year"." Oct., 2012
• http://www.wickedlocal.com;
  "Some Lexington High grads taking gap year before college." Oct. 11, 2012
• http://www.thetimesnews.com;
  "Going away, but not to college." Oct. 19, 2012
• http://bostinno.com;
  "Taking a Gap Year: What the Internet's Most Buzzed About Northeastern Alum Should Have Said." July 17, 2012
• http://wheresthelid.com;
  "Six Benefits of a Gap Year." July, 2012
• http://www.gapyear.com;
  "Traveling with a Disability." July, 2012
• http://chronicle.com;
  "We're Muddying the Message on Study Abroad." July 30, 2012
• http://www.businessinsider.com;
  "North Carolina Teen Goes On The Ultimate Gap Year Trip." Aug., 2012
• http://cheshire.patch.com;
  "The Pros and Cons of Taking a Gap Year Before College." Aug. 8, 2012
• http://thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com;
  "The Gap Year: Breaking up the "Cradle to College to Cubicle to Cemetery" Cycle." Sept. 24, 2011
• http://www.forbes.com;
  "Take a Gap Year, With Your College's Blessing." Sept. 23, 2011
• http://abcnews.go.com;
  "Gap Year: Congrats! You're Accepted to College, Now Go Away." May 14, 2012
• http://www.postcrescent.com;
  "Interest in gap year rises." May 14, 2012
• http://online.wsj.com;
  "Delaying College to Fill in the Gaps; More Students Take Year Off to Travel, Study and Volunteer; Top Reason Cited Is High School Burnout." Dec. 29, 2010
• http://www.foxbusiness.com;
  "Is a 'Gap Year' Before College a Good Idea?" Oct. 5, 2010
• http://www.time.com;
  "Time Out: Gauging the Value of a Gap Year Before College." Sept. 21, 2010
• http://online.wsj.com;
  "New High-School Elective: Put Off College." Dec. 30, 2008
• http://mitadmissions.org;
  "On taking a 'Gap Year' - MIT." Apr. 4, 2008
• http://www.education.com;
  "Gap Year: Taking Time Off Before College." 2008
• http://articles.chicagotribune.com;
  "Generation gap year: More students deferring college." Sept. 9, 2007
• http://www.nytimes.com;
  "How to Become a World Citizen, Before Going to College." Sept. 3, 2006