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 ...

The Conservative movement is relaunching its Israel gap-year program in 2026, after shuttering operations completely over a year and a half ago. The four-decade-old Nativ program was put on hiatus in ...

Gap Years and Enrollment If a college has accepted you as an incoming student, you can typically defer your enrollment for a semester or an entire academic year. You may be required to put down a ...

A gap year refers to a student hitting pause on traditional academic work to take a breath if they’re overwhelmed with school (or life). I often work with parents who only see two options when their ...

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 ...

Gap years are often a sign of privilege. It’s true. Media coverage of Malia Obama’s decision to take a gap year before college has brought a new level of attention and scrutiny to gap years in the US.

Applying and matriculating to medical school in the U.S. is no small task -- even a Sisyphean task, for some. According to 2024 data from the Association of American Medical Colleges, just 45% of the ...