Location
  • Online
Length
4 - 52 weeks

Program Details

Timeframe
Year Round
Age Min.
16

Pricing

Price Details
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What's Included (Extra)

Gap Year planning and internship services.

Nov 08, 2023
Mar 06, 2024
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About Program

Gap Year Solutions helps students increase college success through transformational gap experiences. Founder Katherine Stievater is an accredited Gap Year Consultant and Professional Member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association. She works with students across the U.S. to structure work, internships, volunteering, travel and other activities into a customized plan. In addition to working with students to plan their Gap time, Gap Year Solutions also finds internship placements for students! Katherine's approach focuses on student ownership, and building life skills such as problem solving, independent living, and resilience. Her process with her students creates trust and powerful mentoring relationships. She encourages students to embrace this unique opportunity to step off the traditional path, be authentic, and continue to discover themselves! Katherine has four boys including two that took a Gap Year before or during college. Headquartered in Boston, MA.

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Program Highlights

  • Emphasizes life skills and college readiness
  • Finds internship placements for Gap Year students
  • Builds powerful mentoring relationships to help students learn and grow
  • Encourages work and internships along with travel
  • Brings deep experience with today's teens

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Program Reviews

4.91 Rating
based on 11 reviews
  • 5 rating 90.91%
  • 4 rating 9.09%
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  • Content 4.9
  • Engagement 4.9
  • Support 4.9
  • Platform 4.9
  • Value 4.85
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Colton
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Gap Year Solutions - Katherine Stievater

I must start by saying how wonderful my program was and how without Katherine, I would never have found my way to Nepal. It was the perfect place for me and my values and she pointed me in the right direction very quickly.

Katherine is extremely attentive and personal but also professional when trying to get to know me and what would suit me best for the year. Within a few meetings, we had found the Nepal program and not long later my EF France program as well.

She's a walking database and it's easy to tell that she knows gap years like the back of her hand. Her suggestions were also safe, within budget, and even better than she described them.

Planning a completely open year can be overwhelming and those who want to have a gap year with the greatest impact on their life should plan it through Katherine, without a doubt.

What is your advice to future travelers on this program?
To those planning/meeting with Katherine, I suggest being very open and honest. Think bigger than you thought you could, and you won't be disappointed. Be open to your plans changing, too, though, as you will surely find something better than your original plan.
Pros
  • Always in touch, and giving many options for programs/options.
  • Open, honest, and on top of budget + personal needs for student.
  • Passionate about her work and making sure each student is fulfilled during their year
22 people found this review helpful.
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Michelle
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Gap Year

Gap Year Solutions offered my son invaluable opportunities for personal growth and maturity in the period preceding college. Katherine Stievater's exceptional engagement, consistent follow-up, and ability to maintain an interesting and motivating atmosphere provided him with unwavering support, facilitating his growth during this transitional phase. I wholeheartedly endorse Gap Year Solutions to all my friends, as it has truly made a remarkable difference. Sincere thanks to Katherine for her invaluable assistance.

Pros
  • Alternative Options to going to College after high school
  • Engaging experience
  • Allowed for personnel growth
32 people found this review helpful.
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Catherine
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Gap year solutions

Katherine was such a huge help for me during my entire gap year process. She helped me plan everything and constantly pushed me to think outside of the box, that the opportunity I was facing was important. Even after we planned everything, katherine was a mentor for me. We would call and she would just be curious about how I was doing and always let me know I could turn to her if things were not great. During the planning process, Katherine emphasized that this was my plan but we still had to make it appeal to my parents. Everything we designed together we did so in a way that was exactly what I wanted to do in a way that was safe and in a way that my parents never had to worry. Katherine will always be a friend and mentor to me and I am so grateful for her and everything she has done over the course of the past year and a half.

Pros
  • Flexible
  • Detail oriented
  • Helpful
31 people found this review helpful.

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