The latest trend in higher education, right after stringer tanks and white Converse, is taking a break from it.
It’s called a gap year, and studies suggest all the cool kids are doing it — or thinking about it. Maybe even more, now that President Obama’s oldest daughter, Malia, announced she’ll be taking some time off before attending Harvard in fall 2017. While crashing on Barack and Michelle’s couch is probably out of the question, gap year advocates warn there’s a right and wrong way to take time off between high school and college.
