gap year

As the new school year begins, many parents' thoughts may be turning to a future of appallingly pricey college tuition payments. So we thought now would be a good time to tap an expert for advice on how to bring those costs down. Here's what we learned:

College applications too much? Tough job market got you down? A gap year might be just what you need to rejuvenate yourself. A gap year is when a student takes time off after high school and before finishing college to explore the world, a hobby, or themselves. Traditional gap year travel programs...

After she graduated from high school, high-achieving student Lauren Clark decided to take a year off before heading to college. In a piece in The New York Times, she describes her gap year. She taught English and helped build a library in Ghana and then studied art in Venice. In Ghana she...

Welcome to WalletPop's series "You've graduated. Now what?" Our bloggers have a wealth of suggestions to help you find you way through that time of amazing transformation, from student to working stiff.Warning: This flies in the face of all the responsible advice you're getting from other...