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Daily Video May 04 2016

More high school students take gap year before college — including Malia Obama
President Barack and Michelle Obama announced on Sunday that their eldest daughter Malia will take a gap year before attending Harvard in 2017.
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Student Voices August 26 2015

Why I'm taking a gap year in Brazil
Whenever I tell someone about my bridge year plans, they first appear baffled by the term and then flabbergasted by the fact that it doesn't fit the usual expectations post-high school.

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