Most people have heard the spiel about gap years. It usually goes something like this: “Everyone should take a gap year! It’s a way for you to experience the world, explore your interests and yourself ...

Since the pandemic upended students’ educational paths, more and more young people have opened their minds up to taking a gap year between high school and college. Taking time off felt natural for ...

After retiring early at 53, Kelly Benthall and her husband spent a year slow-traveling. She's been calling it her "gap year abroad," a do-over decades after the one she never had. What began as a ...

Applying and matriculating to medical school in the U.S. is no small task -- even a Sisyphean task, for some. According to 2024 data from the Association of American Medical Colleges, just 45% of the ...