Some Colleges Pay for Students to Take a Year Off

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In spite of recent studies showing that students who take a year off — a “Gap year” — before starting college are less likely to graduate, more colleges are encouraging students to do just that. A few even go so far as to offer aid to students who wish to defer their admission and use their gap year to gain practical experience in one of a wide range of fields. [READ MORE about Gap Years at AffordableSchoolsOnline.com] A new program at Tufts University hopes to remove the financial barriers keeping cash-strapped students from taking a year off after high school to travel or volunteer, offering an opportunity now typically only available to more affluent students to explore different communities and challenge their comfort zones before …


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