Post-High School Gap Year Programs (Gap Year Alumni) Question Title * What type of high school did you graduate? Public, non-charter Public, charter Private, non-religious Private, Christian Private, Jewish Other (please specify) Question Title * What state was your high school in? -- select state -- AL AlabamaAK AlaskaAS American SamoaAZ ArizonaAR ArkansasCA CaliforniaCO ColoradoCT ConnecticutDE DelawareDC District of ColumbiaFM Federated States of MicronesiaFL FloridaGA GeorgiaGU GuamHI HawaiiID IdahoIL IllinoisIN IndianaIA IowaKS KansasKY KentuckyLA LouisianaME MaineMH Marshall IslandsMD MarylandMA MassachusettsMI MichiganMN MinnesotaMS MississippiMO MissouriMT MontanaNE NebraskaNV NevadaNH New HampshireNJ New JerseyNM New MexicoNY New YorkNC North CarolinaND North DakotaMP Northern Mariana IslandsOH OhioOK OklahomaOR OregonPW PalauPA PennsylvaniaPR Puerto RicoRI Rhode IslandSC South CarolinaSD South DakotaTN TennesseeTX TexasUT UtahVT VermontVI Virgin IslandsVA VirginiaWA WashingtonWV West VirginiaWI WisconsinWY Wyoming Question Title * What year did you graduate high school? 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 before 1995 Question Title * Did you take a gap year abroad immediately after graduating high school? Yes No If not, what year did you do a gap year? Question Title * Did you defer college to take a gap year abroad? Yes No If yes, which college? Question Title * What gap year abroad program did you attend? Question Title * Where was your gap year program located? City/Town: Country: Question Title * Overall, how would you rate your gap year program? Poor Fair Good Great Life Changing Question Title * Would you choose the same program again? Yes No Question Title * Generally speaking, why did you take a gap year abroad?(select up to 3) Travel overseas Learn new language Meet new people (fellow students) Meet new people (locals) Not ready for college Gain academic credit Other (please specify) Question Title * What factors did you consider when choosing your specific gap year program?(select up to 3) Location (country) Location (city/region) Cost Friends were going Academic reputation Speciality program Travel options Other (please specify) Question Title * Please rank the following aspects of gap year programs by their importance in your choice. Least Important Most Important Location (country) Location (country) Least Important Location (country) Location (country) Location (country) Location (country) Location (country) Location (country) Most Important Location (city/region) Location (city/region) Least Important Location (city/region) Location (city/region) Location (city/region) Location (city/region) Location (city/region) Location (city/region) Most Important Cost Cost Least Important Cost Cost Cost Cost Cost Cost Most Important Friends were going Friends were going Least Important Friends were going Friends were going Friends were going Friends were going Friends were going Friends were going Most Important Academic reputation Academic reputation Least Important Academic reputation Academic reputation Academic reputation Academic reputation Academic reputation Academic reputation Most Important Speciality program Speciality program Least Important Speciality program Speciality program Speciality program Speciality program Speciality program Speciality program Most Important Travel options Travel options Least Important Travel options Travel options Travel options Travel options Travel options Travel options Most Important Question Title * When you began your gap year, what did you intend to do after the program? Enroll in deferred college. Apply to college in the US. Apply to college in the country of your gap year. Return to US work. Not sure. Other (please specify) Question Title * After your gap year, did you do as you intended? Yes No, instead I... Question Title * Briefly tell us what you liked MOST about your specific gap year program. Question Title * Briefly tell us what you liked LEAST about your specific gap year program. Question Title * What do you wish you had known when choosing a gap year program? Question Title * What is the most beneficial thing you got from your gap year experience? Question Title * What are gap year abroad programs currently not doing that you believe they should? Question Title * Thank you for taking the time to answer this survey. If you would like to receive a copy of the final study this spring, please enter your email below. Done
