Listen to a conversation between a student and an admissions officer.

listen to a conversation between a student and an admissions officer. S: Dean Harris? A: That\'s right. What can I do for you? S: Hi. My name is Mark. I\'m an incoming first year student starting in the fall. I visited last year, but I wanted to see the campus again now that I\'ve been accepted. A: Well, welcome. I think it\'s good to visit again after you get your acceptance, the campus just looks different somehow. S: Thanks. I\'m excited to be here, but also I wanted to talk to someone about a program I\'m interested in. It\'s kind of like a study abroad program, but not a program through the university. It\'s a program you do before you attend your university. A: A gap year program? S: A gap year program, exactly. A: Okay, tell me about it. S: Well, I\'m interested in international business, and I think it would be great to immerse myself in another culture, to study the economy of another country. I found this program. It\'s in Vietnam, and it sounded really perfect for me. A: And how is the program set up? S: Well, I live with a host family and study the language, study Vietnamese with local teachers. I\'d also study Vietnamese history and economics. Those classes will be taught in English. I know it\'s a little weird coming in and asking for a year off when I haven\'t even officially started here yet. A: Actually, we\'re very interested in supporting this kind of experience for our incoming students. You sound like a good candidate for our gap year pilot program. S: A gap year pilot program? A: Yes, you see, we\'re looking to allow a small number of incoming students to defer admission in order to participate in a well defined study or work program, a language immersion program with an Academic or work component, a program like yours. S: That\'s great. I feel like it will really make me better prepared for what I\'ll study when I get here. A: I agree. We expect students coming from these programs will have a lot to offer our campus. In fact, as part of the pilot program, we\'re willing to award you some credits for graduation. You\'d have to fill out surveys and send us journal or blog entries periodically, oh, and also write a paper reflecting on your experience. S: Really? That sounds great. By the way, I\'m sorry I would have come to you before, but I knew the program would be a long shot, because it\'s really competitive. Anyway, I just learned that I was accepted with funding and everything. A: That\'s great. Congratulations! Okay, you\'ll need to talk to Ms Johnson, our office manager. She\'ll give you the admission deferral form and ask her for the paperwork for the pilot program. And pay attention to the deadlines for those forms, okay?