DS has decided to take a gap year following the conclusion of his upcoming senior year. He has also decided to push out college applications for a year for reasons I find logical.
My questions to those of you who have had sons or daughters take gap years:
1) What are the lessons learned from the process/experience for both you and your child?
2) For those kids who didn't apply to college before the gap year, what were the lessons learned? (e.g., did admissions like it/not like it, did admissions like certain things but not others, etc.)
3) For those whose sons/daughters decided to take a post graduate year at a boarding school (a low probability event for DS), what were the good and the bad of that experience?
4) Any other pearls of wisdom to pass on? For example, I received a good heads up to make sure DS did not take a class at a college during Gap Year because at least some schools would then consider him to be a transfer student instead of a graduating senior.
Any and all thoughts and comments appreciated!!!
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