[Gap Year?] Has your education ever been interrupted question

[InternationalPreDen]

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I took a gap year before I attended a college. I graduated from high school in 2011 and started college in fall 2012.
Should I answer yes to this question on my AADSAS application?

 

[darknightzzz]

I took a gap year before I attended a college. I graduated from high school in 2011 and started college in fall 2012.
Should I answer yes to this question on my AADSAS application?

I dont think so. this question means like after you start college for 1 year you stop and go back and then stop and go back. things like that.

Best of luck.

 

[Swagger1991]

I would include it if I were you. I waited 2 years before matriculating to college and I included it in that section. If you were doing something productive, it also gives you an opportunity to discuss it and how it has helped you.

 

[InternationalPreDen]

I would include it if I were you. I waited 2 years before matriculating to college and I included it in that section. If you were doing something productive, it also gives you an opportunity to discuss it and how it has helped you.

thank you very much, i think i am going to include it.

 

[jsptr986]

yes, i believe the prompt asks for interruptions in education for any reason.

 

[Faux]

I would have figured that the interruptions they want, are after you enroll in your 4 year program. I don't think anyone really cares what you did before then.

 

[Bucks783]

I believe this is just if you started towards a degree and then stopped. If you started and finished with a bachelors, then worked, then decided to go back ....it wouldn't be an interruption in education

 

[Blistex000]

I don't believe this question is intended for the gap between high school graduation and the start of your undergrad. Here's a good example:

As an active duty military service member 1 year into your B.S. program, you receive orders for a 6 month overseas deployment. Your transcript shows steady coursework up until your 6 month gap, followed by continued coursework upon your return. For this particular person, this might occur 1-3 times over the course of a bachelors degree program.

Other examples might be a student who, after 2 years of coursework, decides to do an overseas internship, research, or volunteer work for 3-6 months, before returning and continuing coursework; or a full-time student who, in the wake of an unfortunate family tragedy, needed to leave school for a period of time in order to take on the role of primary care provider for younger brothers, sisters, or children.

I think the majority of high school graduates have a natural gap between high school graduation and college. If the question was intended for this, it likely wouldn't exist, because it would apply to almost everyone. All this to say, if you check the box and your justification doesn't really apply, it'll probably simply be disregarded.

I agree with karanja. I think the question wants to know if your education has ever been interrupted due to an unfortunate circumstance, so the adcom can consider if you have been placed in a disadvantaged situation.

 

[Scumbag_Steve]

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