[hardwaregeek]

You'd think so, but a surprising amount of students are still attending. What else would they do? Most can't get a job. They can't join a program like the Peace Corps. Anything beyond those two options requires a degree of self confidence and financial independence that most students don't have. Colleges are offering a pretty mediocre proposition but there aren't many other options.

[kevin_thibedeau]

Presumably Americorps is still functioning. Be a contact tracer in your gap year.