Colleges that give a year off...

[wesley108]

<p>I remember when I was gun hoe about going to Harvard I remember reading that they give a year off to accepted students. I was wondering does any other colleges do this, or is it just a thing only Harvard does?</p>

<p>I am mainly looking at JHU but please tell me about other colleges that do it (if any).</p>

[jym626]

<p>gun hoe?? Are you kidding me??? Instead of a house have your parents invest in reading/writing/spelling skills!! LOL!!! Sorry kiddo, I couldnt resist. Apologies but it was too funny. The expression is GUNG HO , not gun hoe!!</p>

[BrownParent]

<p>You will have to check the admissions pages college by college to see what the policies are regarding deferred enrollment.</p>

[wesley108]

<p>Not the way me and my friends and school teachers spell it (its a joke I guess I just got use to spelling it that way).</p>

[jasonleb1]

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gun hoe?? Are you kidding me??? Instead of a house have your parents invest in reading/writing/spelling skills!! LOL!!! Sorry kiddo, I couldnt resist. Apologies but it was too funny. The expression is GUNG HO , not gun hoe!!

…You will do great things.</p>

[wesley108]

<p>^What do you mean?</p>

[GeekMom63]

<p>Many schools will allow it. What my son did was apply in senior year, planning to ask his favorite college if they would let him take a year off. As it turns out, his favorite college’s response card allowed him to choose from “yes I’ll be coming”, “no I won’t be coming” and “yes I’d like to come in a year”.</p>

<p>His gap year has been great. Good luck.</p>

[wesley108]

<p>Yeah I found out JHU allows a 1-2 gap period. So I was wondering what do you do during the gap?</p>

[jasonleb1]

<p>They’ll want some sort of intense research project or volunteering opportunity (probably out of the country). I wouldn’t expect them to allow you to take a year off and chill.</p>

[wesley108]

<p>@jasonleb1

@JHU Website

Yes. You may defer admission for one or two years with the approval of the dean of undergraduate admissions. Freshmen who have deferred their admission must begin their studies in the fall semester upon their return.</p>

<p>The purpose of deferral is to allow students to take time off for travel, work, volunteer, or family commitments. Deferrals are not granted for the purpose of studying at another institution.</p>

<p>Send your written request for a deferral along with your Candidate Reply Form and enrollment deposit to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, Attn: Missy Kirby, no later than May 1. Deferrals are considered on an individual basis.

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[GeekMom63]

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They’ll want some sort of intense research project or volunteering opportunity (probably out of the country). I wouldn’t expect them to allow you to take a year off and chill.

nah. Stuff like that is certainly allowed, but not by any means required. No, you can’t take a year off to play Smash 'Em XVII. But working (even at the local fast food joint), volunteering at the local library, and other things are ok. They certainly aren’t going to require a massive financial outlay or that you do something out of reach of the typical high school graduate.</p>

[GeekMom63]

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So I was wondering what do you do during the gap?

What my son has been doing is working part-time at an unpaid flunkyship / internship with a prof at Big State U. He’s also been developing programs on his own, not for publication, for fun. He told the school a year ago that he might find a job and they said it would be fine either way.</p>