Princeton Will Offer A Study Abroad Before You Begin Option

Seizing on students’ desire for a year off before college, Princeton University is working to create a program to send a tenth or more of its newly admitted students to a year of social service work in a foreign country before they set foot on campus as freshmen. Growing numbers of high school students have opted to take a “gap year” before entering college, and many colleges offer one-year deferrals to students they admit. A small industry has developed to place some of them in work or travel experiences in other countries that often cost thousands of dollars. But experts say they believe that Princeton will be the first university to formalize such a program for entering freshmen. Read more at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/19/education/19educ.html?_r=1&ex=1361163600&en=6a8f0f5230fd4763&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&oref=slogin