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Rhea Bennett, former #gapper & current Harvard undergrad, prompts meaningful insights into why you should or should not take a gap year. Check it out: college.harvard.edu/admissio… via @Harvard

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"A student stops being a human being. They become a machine. For me, taking a gap year is learning to become a human being again." #gapyear #college medium.com/gap-year-stories/…

"The AGA reports that students who take time off “almost always overperform academically in college.” teenvogue.com/story/what-a-g…

"Transitioning from being in public high school to being in college can be hard… I want more experience being in the real world before that. I know college is a lot more like the real world than high school, but it’s still a bubble." stanforddaily.com/2018/01/11…

"But in my eyes, gap years not only save you from entering a profession you’re not suited to, they help you figure out what gets you out of bed in the morning — and what you’re good at." huffingtonpost.com/jaime-van…

"Whether volunteering, traveling abroad, skill building, adventuring, or working, this is a time for you to build confidence for your next steps in life.” #gapyear #college #school teenvogue.com/story/what-a-g…

Q: "What kind of young person might benefit from a gap year?" A: "Ask whether a student is excited to go to college. If it’s anything other than an enthusiastic “yes,” then college is too expensive to be without purpose & I like to encourage a gap year." m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5…

This article raises an interesting point: What if EVERYONE took a gap year? "Too often we find ourselves on a path forged by societal pressures - graduate from high school, go to college, get a great job, get married, have kids." huffingtonpost.com/entry/let…

"Today, widespread social pressure to immediately go to college in conjunction with increasingly high expectations in a fast-moving world often causes students to completely overlook the possibility of taking a gap year." m.huffpost.com/us/entry/1026…