Jane Sarouhan was featured in “The Gap Year Is an Increasingly Attractive Option” by Ian Frisch on Feb 23, 2021 in Town & Country. “The isolation and lack of social engagement is driving people to consider a gap year,” says Jane Sarouhan, co-founder (with her husband Jason) of J2Guides, a gap year counseling company. “It’s …
We were featured in “Falling into the Gap Year” by Alyson Krueger on May 28, 2020 in The New York Times!
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 …
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
A great article from Forbes for those just beginning to explore the possibilities of a gap year experience. Published on April 28, 2020 by Christopher Rim
An insightful piece from ABC’s Good Morning America on April 5, 2020 called “Countdown On for Parents and Students considering College”.