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N
o you're a high school stu-
dent, approaching gradua-
tion. You've been in school
most of your life. College
seems like more of the same. How
about spending a year first in the
school of life?
"I know a lot of kids who've got-
ten out of high school and said, 'I
just need a little breather, I need to
do some things before I hit the books
again,"' said Kay Pride, communica-
tions director for the Jefferson Coun-
ty School District near Denver, Colo.
For others, college may be out of
reach because of financial constraints.
For still others, college may seem out
of their range of capabilities.
Taking a year off after high school
can help you learn more about what
you might want to do.
"Most students don't know what
they want to do," acknowledges Bev-
erly Campbell, manager of the School
to Career Unit at the California
Department of Education in Sacra-
mento.
She estimates that about 865,000
of California's 1.1 million high school
students take some vocational work
during high school.
"That doesn't mean they all aren't
going to college, but it does mean
they are interested in learning some-
thing about going to work right after
high school," says Campbell. "What
we find with a lot of students who
take vocational ed work is that they
may not have considered college pre-
viously, but once into a course of
work study they realize they can
move up that job ladder, and they
may need more college for that."
And through vocational education,
they may also be able to work to save
money for college. Or simply discov-
er a sense of success that tells them
they can achieve more.
"Most kids don't finish college in
four years now; they have to work
and help their parents with the cost,"
notes Pride. "Wouldn't you rather
have your kid working his or her way
through college at $10 or $12 per
hour rather than minimum wage?
Well, some vocational opportunities
can provide that good hourly wage
for kids and, later on, may tie into an
academic career."
What about traveling for a year
after high school?
At the inner-city Illinois school
where she teaches and serves as head
counselor, Barbara Wyss says most
students couldn't afford to travel for a
year after high school. "But just to
see the world, just to gain experi-
ences, what an education that is. I
would encourage that; wouldn't you?
For some, it may help them sort out
what they want to do."
Be aware, however, that you often
110
can't delay college acceptance for a
year of personal exploration.
"Students have to apply for the
year they want to come to college as a
freshman; they can't carry over that
acceptance," says Tim Johnston, asso-
ciate director of admissions and out-
reach at John Muir College, Universi-
ty of California, San Diego. "If they
decide to defer for that first year, they
have to reapply." Some universities, 110
however, do allow such a deferred
entry, often private schools, he adds.
And if students just traveled for a
year or just worked for a year, that
wouldn't have much impact on the
freshman application process at
UCSD, for example, says Johnston. ❑
Copley News Service
Strike A Balance:
Structured, Free Time
JOHN GODFREY
Special to The Jewish News
I
n today's rush to make ends
meet, parents tend to find their-11
date books crammed with
important lunch meetings,
hurry-up-and-wait appointments and
last-minute errands to run on the way
home from work.
Play is as important as study.