August 3, 2022
By: Ruth Morrongiello
By Aryaman My last blog! It’s really long but I go into great detail to provide a complete summary of the whole year. I share why I decided to take a gap year, how the year went, how I felt...
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February 17, 2021
By: Leslie
By Christina This month I began work as a lift operator at a ski resort in Utah. I maintain the ramps that you ski on to load or unload the lift; manage the buttons that start, stop, and control the...
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December 21, 2020
By: Admin
By Camille Growing up as a member of Gen Z, I’ve been surrounded by the internet since birth. Unlike my grandparents, and even my parents, I don’t remember a time when I couldn’t just type, click, and be bombarded with...
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August 10, 2020
By: Leslie
Dear Future Duke Gap Year Student, First off, I want to congratulate you. You have successfully graduated high school. You have been accepted into college. You’ve completed one of the hardest chapters of your life and now you have...
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August 9, 2020
By: Leslie
[caption id="attachment_1284" align="alignleft" width="300"] Group photo taken after watching another Year On student perform stand up comedy. We ended up having to set up outside the actual building on the sidewalk! It's still one of my wildest memories.[/caption] By Olivia...
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July 28, 2020
By: Leslie
By Mackenzie The silver lining I’ve elected to focus on in the midst of this torrential chaos and uncertainty engendered by COVID-19 is the precious, quality time I’ve been able to spend with my family, as the strict quarantine mandate...
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By: Leslie
By Makee At home, I’ve taken to driving around. There’s not much else to do and it’s nice to have some space for myself. I’ve discovered new nooks of neighborhoods I thought I knew and mentally bookmarked interesting houses on...
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July 11, 2020
By: Admin
By Anna In my final years of high school, I felt disconnected from the rest of the world, and felt compelled to understand the cultures and traditions of other countries. I wanted to escape my niche and explore the world...
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July 7, 2020
By: Admin
I had many new experiences during my gap year, I lived on my own for the first time, I took college courses in Spanish, I met new people and tried new things, but the takeaway that I will carry...
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July 1, 2020
By: Admin
By Taddeo One year ago, I was struggling with the decision on what to do with my year after high school. There was the obvious and easy path, simply attend Duke with the rest of the 2019 high school graduating...
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