Princeton's Gap Year Program Featured on WABC News.
Submitted by Paul on Sat, 10/11/2008 - 00:17
News channel WABC from New York City recently interviewed a student from Princeton who deferred college for a year to work with school children in Thailand, and completed an internship at the world famous auctioneers Christies.
Click the link to watch education reporter Art McFarland's video Taking a gap year before college about the development of a new gap year program at Princeton University. A special committee has been set up at the school to encourage incoming freshmen to defer an academic year and participate in cultural immersion programs, study abroad and volunteer projects. They hope that students participating in a gap year will return to Princeton with more maturity, openness and innovation.