While many premedical students are eager to get started on their medical education, more students are taking a gap year before matriculating into medical school. The traditional pathway to becoming a ...

The concept of a gap year has expanded over the years. It used to be a year between studies, either before or after university, where young people can travel and work or volunteer as a way of making ...

“I would definitely recommend a gap year to anyone," Sydney Zarsadias told Newsweek.

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 ...

Duke admissions officials say students who take a year off after high school are more mature and ready for the rigors of college In June 2021, Montana Lee graduated from high school completely ...

In 2024, they started a gap-year program for aspiring medical students to offer senior mentorship and clinical exposure. This ...