To Gap Year or Not To Gap Year

Wondering if I should even apply to college this year, or just wait until next:

Next year, there is a reasonably good chance that I will be hired in a professional dance company/program in Europe. Given that it will likely be a big boost to the admissions chances should I take a gap year before applying to college? I also don’t have SAT or ACT scores (COVID cancellations), so taking the gap year would give me test scores as well.

  • Can I defer enrollment from programs that I am accepted to this year, while applying to more additional colleges the following year?
  • If I decline to attend schools that I initially applied to, will it hurt my reapplication to them the following year?