Since the pandemic upended students’ educational paths, more and more young people have opened their minds up to taking a gap year between high school and college. Taking time off felt natural for ...

SALT LAKE CITY -- The sound of “Pomp and Circumstance” has faded, and the graduation hoopla has died down. Many young adults are finally taking that next big step into the “real world,” now that mom ...

When Luca Gwathmey ’28 first stepped foot on campus last year, 12 of the 18 members of his Bruno Leader group happened to be fellow gap-year students. “Off the bat, we had a shared maturity and life ...

If you’re graduating from high school this year but don’t feel like now is the right time to start college, you’re part of a growing trend. The Higher Education Research Institute reported that ...

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 ...