Taking A Year Off Between High School and College

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After graduating high school, I went to community college part-time for a year while working and saving money for the full-fledged four-year shebang, and I’m so glad I did. 

A growing amount of evidence shows that students who take a year off between high school and college end up getting more out of their college years. Check out the full story about “gap years” at The Boston Globe.

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