J2Guides Featured in The New York Times
We were featured in “Falling into the Gap Year” by Alyson Krueger on May 28, 2020 in The New York Times!
We were featured in “Falling into the Gap Year” by Alyson Krueger on May 28, 2020 in The New York Times!
Penned by J2Guides co-founder Jason Sarouhan, this timely and eloquent piece was published by Boston-based TeenLife, “The Leading Directory for Teen Academic and Enrichment Opportunities”: College-bound students around the country are out of time and lack critical information to make a decision about their path forward this fall. Final admissions deadlines for most colleges loom …
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Jason was interviewed for a piece called “Coronavirus Pushes Some 2020 High School Seniors To Consider Gap Year” by Amy Morona on May 12, 2020 for Newsy. “For many students, the dream is to go have that first year on campus and have student life and Greek life and all the sports and all the …
If you have been accepted into college and have also decided to take a gap year (congratulations!) among your first steps is to ask your college if you can postpone your attendance for a year: you will request a deferral, or to defer your admission. Requesting a deferral to take a gap year during COVID-19 …
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J2Guides was featured in “Incoming College Students Could Take Gap Year Over Covid-19 Uncertainty” by Nancy Keates on May 5, 2020 in The Wall Street Journal!
Jason was interviewed for a piece called “A College Dream Deferred?” by Elizabeth Redden on May 4, 2020 for Inside Higher Ed. “I think many families are turning almost to desperation, ‘OK, we’ll take a gap year,’” said Jason Sarouhan, a gap year consultant. He said in a typical year, most students who wanted to …
J2Guides was consulted for an article titled “More students may take gap year in light of uncertainty caused by pandemic” by Rick Ruggles on May 3, 2020 for the Omaha World-Herald.
This article from WBUR provides some insightful analysis and commentary from Boston-area colleges on the trends related to students opting for a gap year. Published on May 1, 2020 by Fred Thys