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Gap Years

Gap Years. Hope Enlow. Why did I choose this topic?. When applying for college taking a gap year was one of my choices I wanted to do research to make sure that I made the right decision for me to come to college right away. What I wanted to learn.

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Gap Years

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  1. Gap Years Hope Enlow

  2. Why did I choose this topic? • When applying for college taking a gap year was one of my choices • I wanted to do research to make sure that I made the right decision for me to come to college right away.

  3. What I wanted to learn • If taking a gap year actually benefits students • How colleges view gap years on applications • The “correct” way to spend a gap year

  4. What is a Gap Year? • A break taken by a student between high school and college for various personal reasons.

  5. What surprised me? • Colleges actually view taking a gap year as a good thing, if time is spent wisely. • Studies have shown that gap year students have higher GPA’s than students who jump right into college.

  6. What interested me? • The gap year fairs • Internships • Traveling Opportunities • Jobs

  7. What disturbed me? • That a gap year isn’t a social norm • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6140p-SEPU

  8. The End

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