What is a typical Carpe Diem student like?
Most incoming Carpe Diem students are creative young adults that are looking to do something “real” with their time before settling down for anywhere from another 4 to 8 years of studying in university. Doing a program like Carpe Diem’s helps both recharge students’ batteries for more academia, but it also provides a great wealth of emotional intelligence. In fact, universities across the US are beginning to make note of and provide real incentives to students to take this time away from traditional academia because the students they see entering their schools are entering more enthusiastic, more curious, and capable of making better decisions. We always tell students that entering directly into the university system from high school is the common decision; but rarely are students ready to take full advantage of the money and teachers that the university systems can provide. Students completing our program usually have a better direction for their studies, emerge with a greater underst