Incoming Freshman gap year? I am literally crushed that the first year experience at yale has been compromised to this extent. Is it worth going to campus in the fall? Everyone around me has told me to just take the gap year, but I don’t yet have concrete plans and I feel like a year is a long time to wait.

I would love to hear if this sub could provide any concrete reasons (like academics, social environment, and even random things like parties or certain extracurriculars) as to why taking the gap year is the better choice.

In essence: Why should a first-year come to Yale in the fall? Why should a first-year take a gap year instead?