The successful college experience of delayers

What is it about?

This article demonstrates that delaying enrollment into college right out of high school does not need to spell doom and gloom for hopes of obtaining a college degree. Rather, some delay activities enhance college success. Our article highlights the experience of six non-traditional students who choose to delay college for up to three years in order to serve Church missions. While the statistics say that such a long period of delay should derail hopes of a college degree, their experiences during their period of delay helped them to develop valuable skills that contributed to their college success. Additionally, their focused efforts once they enrolled in college helped them to quickly regain their academic momentum that may have been lost during their period of delay.

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Why is it important?

In resent years there has been an increase of students delaying their college enrollment. Previous research has shown that such behavior is detrimental to college success. Our article demonstrates how one subgroup of delayers are having success in spite of lengthy delays from college. Our findings hold implications for institutions of high education that are looking for ways to foster student matriculation among the increasing number of college delayers.

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