Quoted: ?The popular press frequently writes about students who take a gap year and the many programs arising to serve them,? writes the study?s author, Sara Goldrick-Rab. ?It is troubling that so many of those articles neglect the significant socioeconomic differences in who experiences the gap year and in what ways. It is quite possible that socioeconomically advantaged students are accruing additional advantages during their time off, while socioeconomically challenged students are experiencing a delay for less positive reasons.?
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