Monthly Archives: August 2012

A Growing Trend: Gap Years Abroad for Students

Four years of schooling, whether it’s high school or undergraduate, can leave students feeling burned out. An often unconsidered solution to this common problem is to take a gap year. Although gap years are already popular around the world, they … Continue reading

College Wish Lists by Nancy Berk, Ph.D.

As summer vacation wraps and the back-to-school frenzy begins, millions of families are focusing on a different kind of college prep. While the anxiety of standardized testing has passed, another variety of college-bound anxiety surfaces as parents and students shop, … Continue reading