When I explained I was taking a grown-up gap year, he laughed: “But you’ve barely worked!” I’d spent the previous eight years ...

Would it look like I had failed school? What if my gap year went badly and I never got into university? I pushed those thoughts aside and began to plan. If my gap year was to result in an offer ...

Students may not enroll as a degree-seeking candidate at any other institution or complete more than 15 hours of college credit during their gap year, or 6 hours if deferring for a semester. Admission ...

“I didn’t plan ahead – there was no thought of ... and even in a venue at the Great Wall. “During my gap year I started going out to enjoy the electronic dance music, not just to ...