August 30, 2020
By: Admin
Hi everyone! First of all, I’d like to introduce myself and explain a little about what I will be doing this year. My name is Sara, and I’m from Lexington, South Carolina. This fall, I’ll be staying at home to...
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By: Admin
By Ray Hello friends, My name is Ray, and this is both my first blog with the Duke Gap Year, as well as my first ever blog. I should probably introduce myself; I live in the Bay Area (Marin...
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August 29, 2020
By: Admin
By Siddharth Having been born and raised in India, the notion of a gap year has always been fairly restricted to a specific segment of students - those who are unable to perform up to their expectations in the cutthroat...
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August 26, 2020
By: James Ziemba
By Zachary Despite the initial challenges posed by the pandemic, my gap year planning is looking very hopeful. I will split my gap year into two main sections: City Year and backpacking. The main focus of the beginning of my...
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August 24, 2020
By: Admin
By Lukas I had been considering a gap year for some time before the end of senior year, but nothing had catalyzed my desire to take the year to focus on myself as the pandemic did. I’m creating and re-imagining...
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By: Admin
By Hannah I clearly remember sitting at my brother’s high school graduation three years ago and thinking to myself, “I’m going to take a gap year.” I had never really heard the term until that year, but as soon as...
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By: Admin
By Valerie 4.5E14, 1.2E2, 94, 59… I sat stock-still with my body contorted in an awkward position, the tingling and prickling of pins and needles in my limbs hardly registering as I fixated my gaze on the screen with intense, sober concentration,...
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By: Admin
By Leah I've only just started my gap year, but I'm already beginning to understand one of the most important skills that I'm going to develop this year: flexibility. Under normal circumstances a gap year is an opportunity for spontaneity,...
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By: Admin
By Christina Long-term planning during a global pandemic presents challenges. We have all asked ourselves what the world will look like in a month and a year. Will elbow bumps replace handshakes? Will meetings continue on Zoom? Will travel return to...
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By: Admin
By Sofia Hi there! I start my first blog post with relatively little to reflect on, as it feels that my gap year hasn’t really begun. I’m floating in transition between child and adult, the end of high school and...
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