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Gap Year: How to Plan A Rewarding Experience!
Ella, an API gap year participant discussed her experience here. For many students, [...] Continue Reading →
A Gap Away: Virtual Fireside Gap Chat with Sandy Storer
Considering a gap year? On January 7 at 7:30pm Gap Year Coach, Sandy Storer, from A [...] Continue Reading →
Are You Ready for College? Why Going Straight from High School to College May Be the Wrong Decision
Taking a year off to explore can be enriching for students. One of [...] Continue Reading →
AmeriCorps Offers Life-Changing Gap Year Experience With No Fee
Imagine graduating from high school and, within months, finding yourself in the midst of a [...] Continue Reading →
From “Service Learning” to “Learning To Serve”
Danielle Papi had become disenchanted. Although her “voluntourism” organization had raised money to establish, build [...] Continue Reading →
Evaluating Your Choices
You've been accepted! Congratulations! However, when the sense of euphoria and relief has gone away, [...] Continue Reading →
Bridging the Gap: What You Need to Know About Gap Year
For many students, going to college immediately after finishing high school seems like the obvious [...] Continue Reading →
