Take a 'gap Year' without Denting Your Wallet

taking time out of academics between secondary school and university taking time out of academics between secondary school and university a gap years often used as the time to experience a different culture volunteer or work at home or abroad but not to goof off and more and more credit the university that will allow students to defer enrollment to participate in a meaningful program but all this self-enrichment an exploration comes at a cost which is why planning ahead is key students should budget for program fees which can range from a couple hundred dollars for an au pair program to upwards of thirty thousand dollars for a global gap year airfare immunizations and visas are usually separate cost a visa for a working holiday application in Australia for example will set you back 420 Australian dollars you also need living expenses for things like clothes that weekend travel and entertainment and heading to areas known for cheap travel can help the average cost for backpacking through Southeast Asia or Central America will cost around eight hundred dollars per month so for a six-month trip including flights around five thousand dollars and you may be surprised to learn that gap here's our solely for affluent students with parents can afford to foot the bill there are affordable options like thirty-year and americorps is program which provides scholarships and stipends for 10 months in teaching in inner-city schools in the US London or South Africa and making money on a gap year is another option countries like Australia and New Zealand for example offer work holiday visas I'm Kelsey Hubbard for the 92nd financial fact for more pics is going to be be C dot com slash capital