How can I tell my parents I want to take a year off before going to college?

I will be applying for college in September of this year but I have decided that it will be better for me to take a year off after high school before entering college.


My parents are not very supportive and it is very hard for me to talk to them about ANYTHING. What is a way I can get to talk to them and then tell them about my decision?How can I tell my parents I want to take a year off before going to college?
Tell them like it is. Perhaps it will make the news easier to swallow if you are working to save money for your future goals. I took a year off after high school to play and rest also. It was the best thing I ever did for myself. When I did go to school I was rested and ready to put my nose to the grindstone.





Good luck.How can I tell my parents I want to take a year off before going to college?
Their fear is that the one year will actually turn into ten years, or a hundred. In other words, that you won't go to college at all. This is what you have to reassure them about.





One good way is to go ahead and apply now and get admitted now, but then to defer admission for a year. (This is usually no problem at all and just amounts to signing a form saying you'll show up a year later.) This will help make your parents feel more confident that you'll actually do it.





It's not a bad idea to take a year off, provided that you do something to further prepare yourself intellectually, emotionally, and socially for college. Spending a year partying isn't it.
Personally I took off 4 years before I went back to school, (I always knew I would, but I got married out of high school instead :) Honestly I can say, the four years really made me appreciate it when I did go back. Now, I AM paying for school, which makes me much more aware of my grades. Also, after high school I was so burnt out, I really think I would've done horribly going to college straight out of high school. Some do really great, but from experience I can say the break really did me wonders.
Your parents are probably not too supportive of the ';gap'; in your studies, becuase they think you are just going to sit at home and do nothing but waste THEIR money to support you.





YOU need to think about what you seriously plan to do for your ';year off';... it can't be just a ';time to play and have fun';... you need to be productive. Are you planning on getting a job? An internship? Possible taking classes Part-time instead of full-time? Are you thinking of traveling abroard? if so, how will YOU pay for it? Etc... These are the things YOU need to figure out first.





Next, when you have idea on what you want to do for a year, you need to PROVE to your parents that you will be responsible for your decision, and will NOT coming ';running back for mommy and daddy's help'; when things don't go according to plan. You need to deal with your OWN consequences.





trust me.. it's a LOT easier to say that it is to actually do this.


But you need to grow up. If you feel you can TRUELY make the most of your year off and are willing to accept the good and bad of the situation, Then you need to PROVE it to your parents.





Good luck.
If you are so afraid that you don't want to tell them, then maybe you better go ahead and go just to get out of the house!





There's no reason to be afraid about it unless they are your sole financial support...in which case I guess you just do as you're told unless you can convince them otherwise!





Are they going to have to support you during this year off? They may not agree to that at all!
Just tell them you aren't ready. You had better have an alternative plan. Also, you need to understand that it will be uncomfortable to be older than the other freshmen after you take a year off.