Northwestern University / Weizmann Institute of Science / /
Organization
School for Field Studies / American Gap Association / Duke University’s Organization for Tropical Studies / Northwestern University / Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel / Cornell University / Colombia Nature Conservancy / /
Person
Rae Nelson / Ashley Hall / Karl Haigler / Kim Oppelt / /
Position
counselor / community relations manager / school counselor / /
The Value of a Gap Year Subjects in the Haigler and Nelson study also cited a desire to find out more about themselves, a luxury in today’s hypercompetitive culture, says Kim Oppelt, a former school counselor, now comm