Undecided about Your Next Step after High School?
Important Things to Consider
Important Things to Consider
Attending a university is not always the best route for every student, and making that determination has its challenges. However, here are some possible options.
Attending a university is not always the best route for every student, and making that determination has its challenges. However, here are some possible options.
Curious about a "Gap Year"?
Curious about a "Gap Year"?
In the past few years many students have considered and taken a "gap year" prior to heading off to a college or university. A gap year is time taken away from school so that one can pursue a purposeful, educational, unique "once in a lifetime" experience that will broaden their horizons and enhance their understanding of our world. Some examples of a "gap year" may look like this:
In the past few years many students have considered and taken a "gap year" prior to heading off to a college or university. A gap year is time taken away from school so that one can pursue a purposeful, educational, unique "once in a lifetime" experience that will broaden their horizons and enhance their understanding of our world. Some examples of a "gap year" may look like this:
- Understanding the business side of dance by interning (in-person) at a local dance studio, teaching some dance classes, and helping organize dance competitions.
- Working at a local thrift shop, and doing an online internship with a non-profit in Morocco working on human rights concerns and taking French language lessons.
- Participating in a Spain-based online program exploring issues of cultural difference through the food we eat.
- Helping a group of kindergartners socialize, make art and play games after school.
- Serving as a teaching assistant in a home-based pod of elementary students, helping the children focus on learning during online classes.
- Exploring the U.S. with structured "gap year" programs, primarily in more remote locations in the western, Rocky Mountain, southwestern and eastern states
A gap year is NOT "staying home and working because I do not know what I want to study." Taking a year away from school for this reason can be a very good idea. When speaking in reference to universities and their perception, a year away from school to work or "figure things out" is not a "gap year."
A gap year is NOT "staying home and working because I do not know what I want to study." Taking a year away from school for this reason can be a very good idea. When speaking in reference to universities and their perception, a year away from school to work or "figure things out" is not a "gap year."
You can read more about the pro's and con's of taking a gap year and what may be gained by doing so... There are many organizations that can help you maximize your time away from school while you "aim higher." Just remember, planned, purposeful, focused, and intentional... growth is the goal.
You can read more about the pro's and con's of taking a gap year and what may be gained by doing so... There are many organizations that can help you maximize your time away from school while you "aim higher." Just remember, planned, purposeful, focused, and intentional... growth is the goal.
Explore Career and Technical Programs through our state college system.
Explore Career and Technical Programs through our state college system.
28 State Schools Offer a World of Possibilities!
28 State Schools Offer a World of Possibilities!
Explore their career and technical programs OR Earn a 2 year degree at any state school and have guaranteed admission into the university system!
Explore their career and technical programs OR Earn a 2 year degree at any state school and have guaranteed admission into the university system!
Depending on what you want to do, several years of additional school may not be necessary.
Depending on what you want to do, several years of additional school may not be necessary.
FIND YOUR PASSION: Click the links below to explore a few schools and their career certificate options! You may not need a college degree to get where you want to go!
FIND YOUR PASSION: Click the links below to explore a few schools and their career certificate options! You may not need a college degree to get where you want to go!
Palm Beach State College
Palm Beach State College
West Palm Beach, FL
West Palm Beach, FL
Valencia Community College
Valencia Community College
Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL
