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College Can Wait…And Wait

An increasingly popular way to stand out to admissions officers: "gap years." Kathleen Kingsbury explains why high school seniors are taking 12 months off—and how Obama's stimulus package encourages it.

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Only in today’s topsy-turvy college admissions process could a year spent surfing in the tropics boost your chances of getting into your school of choice.

Today, college admissions officers are giving extra consideration to applications with “gap years” on them, and more and more students are using these year-long pre-college stints...

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