Question about the US school system/holidays

[runespoor]

Americans on my flist, how long does the summer vacation typically last for students just out of high school before they start college in the fall?

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[littlepunkryo.livejournal.com]

I think the exact dates differ by state (it's been different in the two I've lived in) but it's usually almost three months - I used to get off in like the middle of June and go back the first or second week of September, give or take, when I lived in California. In Arizona, I would be released the last week of May and then go back the third week of August.

[runespoor7.livejournal.com]

Is that the usual duration between the last year of high school and the first year of college, too? That's the one that worries me.

[littlepunkryo.livejournal.com]

Ah that I don't know, I haven't gone yet! I'm sorry :(

[runespoor7.livejournal.com]

Ah, no worries! Thank you for answering anyway; I had no idea it was so long, and if I handwave it a little no-one will be the wiser but me. :)