GAP year
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GAP year
My 17 year old daughter has announced that she wants to delay college in the US for a year and volunteer abroad. We have done some initial research online (her school guidance counselor was useless!) and it seems she is eligible to go with a UK based organization as a UK passport holder. She would go in summer 2006, and she favours NZ at the moment. I wondered if anyone had any experience of any of these, being out of the UK for so long makes me feel out of touch! Thanks,
Jan
Jan
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Re: GAP year
check out www.bunac.com. They have some overseas things all over the world. Not sure about a whole year though.
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Re: GAP year
Originally Posted by janj
My 17 year old daughter has announced that she wants to delay college in the US for a year and volunteer abroad. We have done some initial research online (her school guidance counselor was useless!) and it seems she is eligible to go with a UK based organization as a UK passport holder. She would go in summer 2006, and she favours NZ at the moment. I wondered if anyone had any experience of any of these, being out of the UK for so long makes me feel out of touch! Thanks,
Jan
Jan
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Re: GAP year
Originally Posted by ladylisa
Its strange that US students dont do it more although I think they are more into getting an education than anything else.
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Re: GAP year
Brilliant Idea.
Other than BUNAC the main organisation is CIEE - Council for Educational Exchange - http://www.ciee.org
I did two programmes in the US with them. I also met my husband during this time and here I am here again!
These programmes change your life. Absolutely fantastic.
Other than BUNAC the main organisation is CIEE - Council for Educational Exchange - http://www.ciee.org
I did two programmes in the US with them. I also met my husband during this time and here I am here again!
These programmes change your life. Absolutely fantastic.