| 100% | GAPYEAR | 7 | Break between high school and college | 
| 94% | GAP | 3 | ___ year (long break between high school and college) | 
| 88% | GAPYEAR | 7 | Break taken between high school and college | 
| 86% | GAPYEARS | 8 | Breaks taken between high school and college: 2 wds. | 
| 85% | GAP | 3 | ___ year (break between high school and college) | 
| 81% | GAPYEAR | 7 | Sabbatical between high school and college | 
| 81% | GAPYEAR | 7 | Hiatus between high school and college | 
| 77% | GAP | 3 | ___ year (sabbatical between high school and college) | 
| 76% | GAPYEAR | 7 | Hiatus between high school and college: 2 wds. | 
| 76% | GAPYEAR | 7 | Time taken off between high school and college | 
| 75% | GAPYEARS | 8 | They can be taken between high school and college | 
| 57% | GENX | 4 | Like high school and college students of the '80s-'90s, e.g. | 
| 57% | GHOSTWORLD | 10 | Daniel Clowes comic about navigating the limbo between high school and adulthood | 
| 47% | BUTKUSAWARD | 11 | Honor given to the best high school, college and pro linebackers | 
| 44% | EDUCATION | 9 | What you get at school and college | 
| 44% | GAP | 3 | Break between a school year | 
| 43% | FOURTHYEARS | 11 | High school or college seniors, usually | 
| 43% | GRE | 3 | SAT : high school :: ___ : college | 
| 42% | APCHEM | 6 | High school sci. class for college credit | 
| 42% | NEA | 3 | Group for staff of different schools and colleges: Abbr. | 
| 42% | SAT | 3 | High school exam administered by the College Board | 
| 42% | PROM | 4 | High school dance with a king and queen | 
| 42% | SEALEVEL | 8 | Measure between high and low tides | 
| 41% | BIO | 3 | High school course alongside chemistry and physics, for short | 
| 41% | ALGEBRA | 7 | High school class with x's and y's | 
| 41% | ISOBARS | 7 | They're found between highs and lows | 
| 40% | TRIG | 4 | High school math class with sines and tangents, for short | 
| 40% | PROM | 4 | High school event that often elects a king and queen | 
| 40% | PROM | 4 | High school dance where a king and queen are crowned | 
| 40% | RYDELL | 6 | High school for the T-Birds and the Pink Ladies |