What is the 'gap year'?

What is the 'gap year'?

The gap year is a common phenomenon that many students are considering. It used to be something that people shyed away from because they were on a quick path to graduating college as quickly as they could to get a job. But more and more, students who have the means to be able to do this are opting for gap years and even students who have some financial concerns and are very concerned about taking time off and where or how they could work, can find options that are available to do service in other countries, in their own communities, to work on projects or political campaigns, or to in other words experience the world before they go back to school. I think that it enriches the student experience. I think when students come back to school after taking a year off, or even taking that gap year before they go to school, really helps them to look at this theoretical or abstract learning that they're getting in the classroom and apply it to real life.