Gap Year: Should we accept or decline the offer?
Over the past couple of years there has been quite a debate on whether or not graduating high school students should take a gap year before attending college. Recently in the headlines Malia Obama, Barack Obama 's Daughter, announced that she will be taking a gap year and then following her gap year will be attending the very prestigious Harvard University. This is causing a big frenzy in the media because Malia Obama is one of the most influential people in the world right now and serves as a role model for many of the teenagers in the united states. Even though a smart educated person like Malia Obama chooses to take a gap year, many people still disagree with her decision because they believe that during the gap year the student may be engaged in many non productive activities, lose their academic work ethic, and settle for a minimum wage job. But I maintain my position that gap years are good for you primarily for three main reasons. First, I believe that gap years are good to take because it gives you time to find out what you actually …show more content…
Ron Caruthers, ducerus college solutions, spoke with CW6 News about gap year and he pointed out 4 different tips for students to have so that their gap year isn 't a year of unproductive activity. Caruthers first tip for students who choose to take a gap year is to get SAT and ACT finished and out of the way first. Caruthers second tip for students who are taking a gap year is to get a deferral, meaning they get accepted into a college but they can defer it so that their acceptance will still be there waiting for them when their gap year is over. And lastly, caruthers third tip is to stay in touch with your first school pick. Caruther says that “A gap year can be a really good idea because the students can come back focused and more ready for college because they have a
Over the past couple of years there has been quite a debate on whether or not graduating high school students should take a gap year before attending college. Recently in the headlines Malia Obama, Barack Obama 's Daughter, announced that she will be taking a gap year and then following her gap year will be attending the very prestigious Harvard University. This is causing a big frenzy in the media because Malia Obama is one of the most influential people in the world right now and serves as a role model for many of the teenagers in the united states. Even though a smart educated person like Malia Obama chooses to take a gap year, many people still disagree with her decision because they believe that during the gap year the student may be engaged in many non productive activities, lose their academic work ethic, and settle for a minimum wage job. But I maintain my position that gap years are good for you primarily for three main reasons. First, I believe that gap years are good to take because it gives you time to find out what you actually …show more content…
Ron Caruthers, ducerus college solutions, spoke with CW6 News about gap year and he pointed out 4 different tips for students to have so that their gap year isn 't a year of unproductive activity. Caruthers first tip for students who choose to take a gap year is to get SAT and ACT finished and out of the way first. Caruthers second tip for students who are taking a gap year is to get a deferral, meaning they get accepted into a college but they can defer it so that their acceptance will still be there waiting for them when their gap year is over. And lastly, caruthers third tip is to stay in touch with your first school pick. Caruther says that “A gap year can be a really good idea because the students can come back focused and more ready for college because they have a