Amazing program!

I can’t recomend this program enough. If you are reading this and wondering if you should take a gap year with arcc, do it! I have done some of the coolest things in my life this year. This is my second gap semester with ARCC and I’m so happy I chose to do my full year with them. I have met some of my best friends on this program, and amazing people along the way. You become so close with everyone within days, and you are a family by the end of the program. I got super lucky and had a great group this semester (may not always be the case though). Arcc has some great partnerships with amazing organizations. I felt there was a great balence of doing service work and fun stuff. I wasn’t expecting to have as much free time to explore nearby towns and beach days, but I was so happy we did. I would say that I’d you are looking for a ton of freedom to do your own thing and explore, this might not be the program for you. Although there is room for independence, there isn’t a ton and many students struggle with that (myself included at times). In adoration, the program was a little misleading in terms of general overview of program (way less camping then stated) but I still loved the program. BUT I believe the pros of arcc out way the cons 100%.