This article looks at how taking a gap year can affect American students because gap years are very common in other parts of the world. There are organizations that have gap year programs both for profit and non-profit and part of the argument is that doing a gap year for profit can help with ones experience as well as pay for college. This is relevant to the student life theme because taking a year off from college can cause many differences like more outside experience and also entering into college with many younger students.