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The Complete Guide to the Gap Year: The Best Things to Do Between High School and College |  | Author: Kristin M. White
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 88024
Media: Paperback
Pages: 264
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Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 7 x 0.7
ISBN: 0470425261
Dewey Decimal Number: 378.198
EAN: 9780470425268
ASIN: 0470425261
Publication Date: September 22, 2009
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This is the go-to book for anyone considering a year to re-charge, to follow a passion, to become immersed in another culture, or to find their love of learning again. It includes everything a student, parent, or guidance counselor would want to know about the gap year; including what a gap year is, what it is not, and why it can have a positive impact on a young life. * Readers can find out what college admissions deans think of the gap year, and how it is becoming an important part of the educational process at top tier universities. *Economically, the gap year can make a lot of sense in a recession, and this useful guide gives information on free programs, financial aid, and tax savings. *The book has a comprehensive guide to 200 of the world's best gap year programs. *Students will find self-quizzes and helpful criteria to help them decide whether to take a gap year, and if so what kind of program. This guide helps them evaluate their interests and plan and fund their gap year; whether it means spending a year on a sailing vessel, coaching sports and teaching in an impoverished area, or following a passion in the arts or academics.
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 Must-Have Gap Year Guide September 18, 2009
Emily Glickman (New York, NY United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
As an educational consultant who advises Manhattan high school students, I am very glad to have read Kristin White's The Complete Guide to the Gap Year. While taking a gap year is common in Great Britain, many Americans are not familiar with this option. White explains what everyone considering a gap year needs to know: how the gap year factors into college admissions, how to pay for it, where to go and what to do. This is a very useful guide.
Great Reference - Not Just for Students! November 12, 2009
Caitlin M. Moyna (New York, New York United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Kristin White's reference book regarding the "Gap Year" is a wonderful, organized, and well written guide on how to spend a year doing something you ordinarily wouldn't do. While it is geared toward students wanting to take a year between high school and college, I think it can apply to any person taking some time off from the ordinary life schedule. I recently had about six months off between jobs, and I found this to be a helpful guide that broadened my perspective on possible opportunities. Many folks are unfortunately out of work now, but Ms. White's book can help you find a way to make lemonade from lemons, whether your preference is adventure travel, hands on volunteer work, or learning a new language! I highly recommend "The Complete Guide to the Gap Year."
 Good resource though... May 10, 2010
Ardita (East Coast, USA)
not as complete as I would have liked. It provides some great resources and is worth purchasing if you or your student are considering a gap year but it falls short in two respects: 1) I wish it had had recommendations of programs for students who need some personal growth/matruing/issues to work on. 2) It would be helpful to have had the PG schools listing include the nature and scope of how PG students fit in to the cultures and curricula at those schools.
A Good Introduction to Gap Year Programs May 11, 2010
Kristine I. Hintz (Basking Ridge, NJ)
Kristin White's book is a good introduction to gap year programs. It offers great discussion of why and how to do a program, how to pay for it, and a full directory of different categories of programs.
This book is a user-friendly start to the process of identifying the menu of gap programs out there. Many students interested in gap programs simply go on the internet, which provides no complete directory or third-party discussion. This book is a great guidebook to help "jumpstart" the gap year program search.
I gave this program a 4 instead of a 5 because it could have gone a step further beyond simply identifying programs under different headings. There could have been more of an objective review process, explaining why each program might be appropriate for a certain kind of young person with a certain set of goals. There could have been comparisons between programs that on the surface appear almost identical. There could have been some due dilligence, pros and cons, what to watch out for, rewards and frustrations that have been experienced by students who enrolled in each program.
But as an introduction, especially with the lack of guidebooks available, the book serves a market need. Hopefully Ms. White will come out with a more in-depth guide in the future!
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