I want to go ahead and apply for colleges early to see if I can get in. Should I do that, and if I do can I wait to actually attend until fall of 2022?
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If you plan to take a gap year, then you can apply and just specify that you are waiting a year before attending. It may affect your chances, but that is what you should do.
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Caveat I know UNM (New Mexico) allows incoming seniors to apply the summer before senior year starts but they are the exception as there aren’t on any big application. Likely there are others