Drawing from her own story of buying a one-way ticket to Nepal before college, alongside insights from college admissions leaders, join the founder of Uncommon Futures to explore why achievement culture and burnout are reshaping how we think about school and preparing for your future, how gap years can build adaptability, creativity, and purpose to meet the growing needs of a rapidly advancing, AI-powered world, what selective colleges really think about gap years, how to navigate the deferral process successfully, and a simple framework to design your own gap year.

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This event is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Belmont Public Library.