Defearring college

College Majors
1

Hi!

I found out that the process for deferring a school year is the following:

-Apply to college before you take a gap year.
-Get accepted and confirm that you will attend.
-Send a letter to the college’s director of admissions and outline what they plan to do on their gap year / gap semester.
-The admissions committee will evaluate the letter and grant / deny the deferral.

But I’m still stuck at point 2. How do I confirm I will attend that specific college? Do I have to pay the initial deposit?

2

Yes, typically you have to pay the initial deposit.

The process for deferring is different for every college. Some colleges don’t require a plan letter outlining what you are going to do. Some colleges will simply grant a deferral if you ask for one and others require you to essentially ‘apply.’

If you know up front that you want to take a gap year, it might be easier to wait to apply. But that depends what you are planning to do with the gap year.