Why more teens like Malia Obama are taking a gap year

Malia Obama announced her plans to take a gap year before she attends Harvard in 2017. More

President Barack Obama’s eldest daughter Malia announced plans to take a gap year before she attends Harvard in 2017, an idea that is taking hold among more and more students. In 2015, 30-40,000 students took a year off after graduating high school, a 20 percent jump. William Brangham talks to Joe O’Shea of Florida State University for more on the broader trend of deferring college.

AIR DATE 5/2/16