Most students matriculate directly from high school to college. But what if you’re not like most students? Amy and Mike invited education consultant Julia Rogers to explore how to plan a gap year.

What are five things you will learn in this episode?

1. Is there a typical profile of "who" takes a gap year?

2. What are the biggest benefits of taking a gap year to this particular sub-generation of students?

3. How does a student get started with planning a gap year?

4. What steps should students and families take to ensure the gap year is structured and meaningful?

5. What are the financial implications of gap years?

MEET OUR GUEST

Julia Rogers is a traveler, business owner, and experiential education expert who has spent the last 16 years as a professional gap year counselor. As the founder of EnRoute Consulting, Julia oversees a social enterprise dedicated to fueling the gap year movement and developing a generation of compassionate, driven and resourceful global citizens. She partners with educators, service-learning organizations, non-profits, government entities and families around the world to develop creative educational pathways that result in young adults being better prepared to succeed in life and work. Julia is a TEDx speaker, a podcast host, and President Emeritus of the Gap Year Association, a US-based nonprofit dedicated to the intentional growth of the gap year option through research, standards-setting, and advocacy efforts.

Find Julia at https://enroutegapyear.com/.

LINKS

Gap Year to Freshman Year - En Route Consulting

Gap Year Radio

Gap Year Association

Academic Outcomes – Gap Year Research Consortium at Colorado College

Global Gap Year Fellowship

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Mike Bergin is the president of Chariot Learning and founder of TestBright. Amy Seeley is the president of Seeley Test Pros and LEAP. If you’re interested in working with Mike and/or Amy for test preparation, training, or consulting, feel free to get in touch through our contact page.