By LEE SHULMAN BIERER Photo by Robert Kinlaw, collegetownnc.com Many of this year’s college freshmen are truly the first children from the new millennium. Born in 2000, these students will be members of the college class of 2022. Every year since 1998, the annual Mindset List has circulated internationally as...
Freelance writer Kyle DeNuccio traveled and surfed during a gap year away from college. Photo by Joe Johnston Every year, more and more students and parents talk to me about the pros and cons of a gap year experience. Taking a year off between high school graduation...
Taking a year off after high school or a “gap year” has become an increasingly popular and accepted decision here in the United States. In Europe, Australia and New Zealand, gap year experiences have long been considered one of many traditional options. I was unsuccessful in...
