Grandparent assisting low SES, high stats grandson

Did you mention upthread that he might be interested in a gap year? If so, I’d encourage it if I were you. It’s rather late to be getting started for the types of schools he’s looking at and could be qualified for. He has no SAT score yet (through no fault of his own). And he has a LOT of work to do with financial aid forms and figuring out how to afford college. Plus school work. Not to mention that colleges will still be messed up next fall due to covid-19.