Emerge Gap Year

Specialties

Educational Consulting, Mentoring, Advocacy and Support Services for College Students and Young Adults

Andrew Bryan specializes in transitional services and has an expertise in advising college students and young adults. He possess a comprehensive knowledge of the components leading to independent living and emancipation for young adults. His model is based on the premise that people learn basic life skills through positive interaction with the world around them.

Students participate as residents in Boise, Idaho, by enrolling at Boise State University, the College of Western Idaho or other post-​secondary options. Working with Andrew in Boise provides students with the academic and social tools to be successful by developing connections to services and resources both on campus and in the community. Individually designed programs include internships, volunteer and work opportunities.

Students and parents may also participate through an intensive distance consulting and mentoring opti

History

Established in 2005.

Emerge was founded in 2005 to provide services to young adults and college students in transition. The program was relocated to Boise, Idaho, in 2010 to take advantage of the dynamic options the community and university offer for students who are exploring their paths, discovering their talents, and gaining skills to be able to fully participate in the world around them in ways which match their individual core gift in life!

Meet the Business Owner

Andrew B.

Business Owner

Andrew Bryan works with a wide range of students and families in pursuit of educational options and success. His focus is on guiding students and parents toward fulfilling opportunities.

Andrew is a member of Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA). He has worked with adolescents and young adults and their families since 1989. He is a former board member of IECA. Andrew has been interviewed and quoted nationally on education related topics in The Seattle Times, The Lawlor Review, Post-​Secondary LD Report, Newsweek, US News and World Report, The New York Times, CBS Marketplace, CBS Network Radio News, SmartMoney Magazine, KUOW’s Weekday, College Bound Teen, and most recently, LATalkRadio with Dore Frances.

Andrew has an expertise in consulting and mentoring young adults as well as experience working with individual learning styles and the wide array of educational and vocational options available to students who have faced emotional or behavioral challenges and those