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Are there affordable options for a gap year?Many domestic and international programs charge little to no fees. Bull recommendsstudents look for programs that offer free housing and food in turn for volunteer work. But beprepared to work. Zack Sills just completed his gap year, and he lived for free on a ranch inBritish Columbia. In return for food and housing, he cut firewood, took care of livestock, andworked in the kitchen.Gap years can also save parents money in the long run.
Steve Goodman, an educationalconsultant and college admissions strategist, says, "If a gap year clarifies what a student is goingto do at college, it pays back in college because you're saving tuition money for the time astudent may have spent clarifying their major."2. What are the benefits of a gap year?Gap year consultants, students, parents, and even college admissions officials all claimthat gap year experiences make these students more mature, confident, and career driven.Goodman says, "Taking a gap year can clarify the intellectual, academic, and professionalobjectives of a student." The students emphasize that the experiential learning during their gapyear was unlike any they could gain in the college classroom.
Sills, 19, says, "I learned just asmuch in my nineteenth year then I probably learned in my last two years of high school. When Iwas in Canada, I was the only American at the ranch. There were Canadians, Germans, andAustralians, so it really made me appreciate other cultures.
I learned a lot in Canada; the type ofwork I did made me come outside of my comfort zone." He says this experience helped preparehim to pursue a film degree this fall at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.Emily Carr, 19, spent September to December 2009 taking courses related to marinebiology on a boat that toured the Eastern Caribbean. For the rest of her gap year, she spent thisspring volunteering for a penguin and sea bird hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, and then inan animal rescue and refuge center outside of Bangkok, Thailand. "My gap year helped me buildmy people skills, gain more independence, and more maturity," Carr says.3. What do college admissions officials think of gap years?College admission officials have become more accepting of the gap year over the pastseveral years. Some even encourage their admitted students to take one. Some encouragestudents to take a gap year so they don't burn out in college.
Those who come to school after agap year are "so fresh, anxious, and excited to be back in school," he says.At Binghamton, Brown has also noticed an increase in the number of students taking agap year. "I think the increased maturity, self confidence, sense of problem solving, andrecognition that they can do these kinds of wonderful things only serves them well in theircollege experience," she says.From: http://www.usnews.com/educationHi everyone, I’m strongly considering gap year after I graduate from high school.
Nomatter where I go, I know I want to teach English. After graduation I will have studied 5years of Spanish. I can’t decide if it would be better for me to go to a country where theyspeak Spanish or a different language(because I do want to learn Arabic in the future). If I15went to a country where I don’t know the language, would I even be able to communicate withthem enough to help them learn English? HELP!!SusanI know many HS grads who have taken a gap year for one or more of the reasonsmentioned above. None has regretted the decision! One thing on the minds of many: "Aftersitting in a Spanish/French/Chinese class for the last 4 years, I still can't carry on a simpleconversation in the language without sounding like a 5-year old!" Honing language skills,then, is a big reason for taking some time out before college.
Just "travelling around" aSpanish-speaking country (for example) won't get you where you want to go, however. Youneed some further instruction, a homestay and, probably, a program with enough structurein order to make sure that you are immersed in the language 24/7.JohnI spent 4 months in Northern India teaching English to a community called the Lepchas.It was a huge challenge and definitely out of my comfort zone - no running water orelectricity! But living with a host family gave me the chance to really immerse myself intheir culture and traditions - it was actually life changing! I now look forward to startingCollege in the fall. I volunteered with a UK based company called Africa & Asia Venture(www.aventure.co.uk).LilyExercises1.
Who said that?“Living with a host family gave me the chance to really immerse myself in their cultureand traditions…” “A gap year is about what happens after school, how you make decisions, how you figureout who you are, where you want to go, and how you need to get there.” “Just "travelling around" a Spanish-speaking country (for example) won't get you whereyou want to go…” “My gap year helped me build my people skills, gain more independence, and morematurity…” “Taking a gap year can clarify the intellectual, academic, and professional objectives ofa student.” 2. Finish the sentences to make them true for you: The term “a gap year” for me means… Taking a gap year can help… If I had a chance to take a gap year I would …3.
Work in a group. Prepare your arguments both in favour of and against taking a“gap year”. Present your arguments in a round table talk.16TEXT CHarvard UniversitySchool SnapshotName: Harvard UniversityLocation: Cambridge, Mass.Year Founded: 1636Tuition and Fees (Fall 2009): $36,828Total enrollment (Fall 2008): 26,496Undergraduate enrollment: 10,156Undergraduate applicants (Fall 2008): 27,380Graduation rate: 98%Sports Nickname: CrimsonOfficial Web site: Harvard.eduContinuing Education at Harvard UniversityThe majority of people dream about continuing their education at Harvard University, afamous education institution where numerous outstanding persons have made their first steps incareer.
You can choose one of the presented major programs for your academic benefit.1. The Harvard Summer School is considered the oldest American academic summer session.Every summer lots of students of various ages visit the University from each state and about 80countries to study for two months with faculty from Harvard and some American universities.The Summer School has a program for well-qualified secondary school students, and courses increative writing, premedical sciences, economics, and other foreign languages.2. The Harvard Extension School is an academic evening program serving the educationalneeds and interests of the Greater Boston community.
It provides open enrollment, coeducationfor various ages, part-time evening study, modest tuition rates, and a chance to study for careeradvancement, personal enrichment, or certificates or degrees. About 550 courses are offeredannually, including computer and health sciences, administration and management, arts, someforeign languages to about 13,000 students of various ages.3. The Harvard Institute for English Language Programs offers part-time evening and dayprograms to non-native speakers.
During the summer session, intense day, part-time evening, aswell as numerous business programs are provided.4. The Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement provides retirees a chance to followintellectual interests plus explore some new fields of learning in different study groups.Harvard University Degree OnlineHarvard university degree programs online have made it very simple for a great numberof people to be capable to get further education owing to its convenience. And so, as a result ofthis, those people who are very busy, even handicapped people and the persons who are at homeall the time could choose it.By means of the Internet, students and teachers are connected with Harvard Universitydegree program online.
Such arrangement will enhance learning and make it much more flexible.Also, students have right for using the school web site and acquire their study materials on thesite for learning.In addition, various innovative pedagogic techniques are employed in that students areoften engaged in the serious web chat. The lecture time-table is fixed, and students receivelecture no matter when they have the time.Lots of research works have justified it that students can learn well utilizing this way oflearning. While an exam was conducted for online and regular students alike, they scored gradeswere similar.
During the years people have grasp the concept of Internet courses. Employing of17online degree alumni is the choice of by agencies with good reputation. Actually, they seepremium qualities in them, for example, discipline and diligence.No matter when you wish to register, you must be sure to register with only an accreditedschool online like the one that is managed by Harvard University. In addition, you should beaware that certain online college web sites are posted by online fraudsters.
Thus you need to bewatchful whenever you want to enroll.From: http://harvard-university.biz/Exercises1. What do these numbers refer to?26,49613,0009816368055036,8282. Make up dialogues in pairs making use of the following words and phrases from thetext.applicantsfor your academic benefitcommunitycomputer scienceshandicapped peopleengage in a web chatonline fraudstersnumerousa course in economicscoeducationnon-native speakersenhance learningenrollpremium qualitiesmake first steps in…serve the needs/interestspart-time studyretireesflexiblefixed timetableconduct an exam3.
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