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Podcast: Gap Year Radio
Episode: Duke’s Gap Year Program in Action: Katarina’s Adventures from Moldova to Mount Kilimanjaro
Description: It’s college decision season! If you’re considering a gap year but wondering how to fund it—or if colleges even support it—this episode is for you. Duke University is one of the few schools in the U.S. that doesn’t just allow students to take a gap year—it actually funds them.
Today, we’re diving into a firsthand account of what it’s like to participate in the Duke Gap Year Program, one of the most innovative university-supported gap year initiatives in the country.
My guest, Katarina, was accepted to Duke but decided to take advantage of the...