<p>Hello! If someone gets rejected the first time, is it still possible to reapply as a freshman all over again next year after a "gap year?" (that is if one does worthwhile things in this "off" year) Will the person be considered part of the new freshmen class and not part of the crazy pool of transfer applicants?</p>
<p>Will this work, or will the adcoms
see right through it?</p>
<p>They ask you if you ever applied to that college before on the application. So you might get “caught”.</p>
<p>hmm, I thought of that, but wouldn’t they like to see
this applicant using this extra year to follow “passion?”</p>
<p>If you actually take a gap year you will be assessed as a potential entering freshman. Many top schools will still reject you, but if you were short on ECs it might work.</p>
<p>My guess is that the only real passion most people asking this question have is the passion to get into the “right” school. The reality may be that they still may not take you next year with the best ECs or other great experiences. So, you’ve shot a year for what? If you want to take a gap year, take a gap year and don’t apply to colleges. If you’re apply to colleges, apply to colleges and go where there is a fit.</p>
<p>Yes, you can apply again after a gap year. Some students on CC have done this. I haven’t seen any who have been accepted by a school that initially rejected them. One person who really wanted to go to some top school several years ago (It was MIT or Harvard) was rejected, then took a gap year and reapplied EA (back in the days when H had it), was EA deferred and then rejected. Who needs to go through that?</p>
<p>You CAN do this, but it’s not like your record is going to magically change after a gap year. So as other people have said, it’s unlikely that this will actually get you into better schools.</p>
<p>Theoretically, one could score a perfect SAT score and volunteer 10000 hours in Africa with a whole year off.</p>
<p>Yes, but the kind of people who would do that almost always have a wonderful high school record anyway.</p>
<p>@Alex7592: haha =]</p>