<p>My school ends in December and starts in January. It is a 3 year school.
When should I apply for college? Does it look bad if i did not go to school for half a year? (after i graduated)</p>
<p>My high school year started in January and ends in November. I just applied for college for the coming fall (I applied for college before Nov 1 2008 and went to college Sept 2009). It doesn’t matter at all. I just chilled around for 8 months before going off to school.</p>
<p>I believe xfiona is Malaysian? I’m Singaporean - where we are, the elementary/high school calendars run Jan to Nov, and the college academic calendar runs Aug/Sept to May. Most students take the 8+ months to intern/work/temp/volunteer/do nothing.</p>
<p>Apply to college the December you graduate. It’ll basically be as if you graduated from HS a semester early. The colleges won’t even see what you do from January onwards.</p>
<p>Go do a lot of ECs, etc. If you’re waitlisted somewhere, you’ll have something to show and it can boost your WL chances.</p>