HOST: It's that time of year again — crunching leaves, hissing espresso, crisp textbooks, brisk air. In college towns around the country, the new school year in beginning. Princeton, New Jersey celebrates its own way — there's a freshman parade, social club sign ups, arts auditions, new course schedules. Students return to fanfare and, eventually, to routine. But some students don't take the typical path to graduation. Princeton Public Radio's Jeanette Beebe reports.  

JEANETTE BEEBE: 12%. That's how many students graduate Princeton in five years, instead of four. 4%. That's how many graduate in six years. For many, Princeton is a place to go, and leave, and come back.

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This was a class assignment for JRN 450: "Audio Journalism: Radio Reporting and Storytelling" (Fall 2013) at Princeton University with Steve Drummond, NPR.

"At Princeton, Students Take Time Off and Mind the Gap Years" | October 2013

Jeanette Beebe