USA Gap Year Fairs
Connect with gap year program providers, counselors, alumni, and college admissions representatives at our virtual events to learn everything you need to know about taking a gap year!
Connect with gap year program providers, counselors, alumni, and college admissions representatives at our virtual events to learn everything you need to know about taking a gap year!
Connect with gap year programs, counselors, and alumni through engaging, informative virtual events to learn everything you need to know about taking a gap year!
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For the past 14 years, USA Gap Year Fairs has partnered with US high schools to educate, inspire, and empower students to look beyond the classroom and pursue opportunities for experiential learning. Taking a gap year might seem intimidating, but it’s actually much easier than you think -- especially when you know there’s a community of gap year experts and enthusiasts to help support you.
This year, we're shifting the in-person fairs to a virtual format to help make information about planning a gap year even more accessible. Through online resources and interactive events, we'll continue connecting you with the most up to date gap year information and program options for 2021 & beyond. Register for an upcoming virtual gap year fair, webinar, or thematic panel with live Q&A to learn more about gap year options. Events this season will run from November 2020 - April 2021.
Holly Bull has placed over 3,000 individuals, including her daughters, in vetted programs in the 30+ years she has been counseling students and adults through the gap-year process. She took her own two gap years before and during college. Founded in 1980, her company, the Center for Interim Programs, is the first and longest-running independent gap year counseling service in the US.
Jane traveled around the world when she was a junior in college, taking her anthropology studies from books to reality in England, India, Thailand, Malaysia, New Zealand and Colombia. While the countries and cultures were astounding, it was her faculty, and their leadership, that had an even greater impact. While she finished her degree in anthropology, Jane quickly started looking for opportunities to similarly guide students.
Julia Rogers is a traveler, writer, speaker, and professional gap year counselor (yes, that's a thing). She has circled the globe a few times over, always in search of the most inspiring adventures to recommend to gap year students. She believes in the power of intentional travel to transform how we define higher education. Her favorite destinations are Morocco, New Zealand, Laos, and Nepal. When not planning her next adventure, she enjoys playing in the mountains of Stowe, Vermont, where she calls home.
Jason Sarouhan has offered 20+ years of his professional career supporting students pursuing experiential education opportunities all over the world. Together, he and his wife Jane, co-founder of J2Guides, are the only GYA Professionally accredited gap year counselors that have: taken, led, designed, coordinated and directed gap year programs.
Hailing from Boulder, Colorado, Marion Taylor is owner of Taylor The Gap LLC and the only GYA accredited gap year advisor between Chicago and California. Prior to founding Taylor The Gap LLC in 2011, Marion worked in Social Work for over 35 years focused on families, women, and children both domestically and abroad. Distinct from other counselors, she offers a unique parenting perspective with all four of her children having participated in a structured and or independent gap experience.
The best part about taking a gap time is that you can customize your experience 100% to suit your unique interests, goals, and aspirations. There truly is a gap year for everyone. Structured gap year programs are a great option for those looking for support from experienced professionals and opportunities to connect with a community of gap year students. All participating USA Gap Year Fairs providers and counselors have updated their program offerings for 2021, so be sure to browse listings and read verified reviews from real gap year alumni to help find the best fit for you.
Pro Tip: If you're looking for 1:1 support from a gap year expert, you might consider working with a gap year counselor.