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This essay sheds light on what is a gap year, demystifies the different reasons why certain people take a gap year before pursuing a college degree, and delineates the benefits of take a gap year before pursuing a college degree. Succinctly stated, a gap year is deemed to be a period of time in which a person takes a break from being pursuant of academic pursuits at a higher education institution, such as a college or university. The period of time in which a person takes a break from being pursuant of academic pursuits at a higher education institution is not limited to being a duration of one year. The period of time in which a person takes a break from being pursuant of academic pursuits at a higher education institution can range from scant months to several years. Furthermore, the period of time in which a person takes a break from being pursuant of academic pursuits at a higher education institution can transpire before he commences an undergraduate degree program or graduate degree program. Moreover, the period of time in which a person takes a break from being pursuant of academic pursuits at a higher education institution can alternatively transpire when a person has partially completed a degree program at a higher education institution. Taking a gap year can culminate in a person deferring being pursuant of a degree program at a higher education institution in contexts in which he has thus far not commenced a degree program at a higher education institution. Furthermore, taking a gap year in contexts in which a person has thus far not commenced a degree program at a higher education institution can culminate in him having a later expected degree conferred date than his peers. Taking a gap year in contexts in which a person has thus far partially completed a degree program at a higher education institution can culminate in precipitating the loss of academic momentum.