AUSTRALIA: College after high school does not float my boat...?
Hello everyone, I'm a high school junior, and I am in a program that is preparing me for college and such. However attending school for 4-6 years right out of high school does not interest me, in face I dont feel like I will be ready to make that commitment. One of my teachers, and fellow classmates(senior) told me about the BUNAC program, which I found to be very interesting. I'm already planning to open a separate savings account and having my earnings deposited there when I work my butt off this summer and next summer more than I ever have at my job so I can go to live there for a year in August of 2010. This gives me plenty of time to prepare, and get everything organized as far as financing and plane tickets, and even a spot in the program goes. I'll be applying for the program this coming September, which I'm thinking should be plenty of time for me to get accepted in as it is just about a year ahead of time. When I return to the states, IF I return that is, I will definitely go to college, but have also considered attending there if possible. I'm really wanting to do this, I know it is a lot of growing up to do in a year, but I also think it will be a life changing experience, and no one in my family has ever done anything like it. (hence only 3 or 4 people in my family actually graduated from college, and the rest just worked) What do you think of my plan, and if you have any suggestions please let me hear them. Tell me about Australia as well, I've always wanted to take a vacation there but I think living there for a year sounds even better! Please and Thank You for your time. I was also planning on getting my passport this summer, and then after I get my confirmation e-mail/letter getting a plane ticket yeah like everyone is pressuring me to go to college after i graduate and it just makes me not want to do it. but when i discovered the program and read what it was about it sent butterflies soaring through my belly and got me all excited. because i feel like for the first time in my life i will be doing this on my own, i dont want any help from my family and i think it will prove to them that i am better than what they may portray me to be.
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You sound just like me. I dont get the whole college/university thing in the USA, but in England we finish school at 16, can go to college for 2 years and then go onto university to get a degree. I'm starting college in September, and after the 2 years I'm going to go abroad to study at University. I think it's great you've thought about it, you're going out there for a year which allows plenty of time for you to settle in, and if you dont like it you can always return. If not, you can apply for a visa and there you have it, a year is plenty of time to consider things. I am going to go to one of 3 places to study, and hopefully stay out there when I finish. I would be gutted to return home. These are South Africa, New Zealand and Australia. South Africa is amazing but has high crime and little job oppurtunity, although I will be living in Cape Town if i go..New Zealand looks amazing but theres only what, 4 million people living there? And Australia is my safe choice, if I back out of the other two. I dont see why you shouldn't go, you can look while you're out there at college courses, how you can pay for the cost of living etc and travel around in that year to see the whole of Australia. Its a massive country, and theres loads of places you might consider living.. If you make enough money out there, why not fly over to new zealand on a holiday. Remember it's a lot cheaper, and you can compare the two if you feel you want to move out there.
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bunac costs a lot of money you can get a 12 month work and holiday visa on your own this allows you to travel in australia and work
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umm, are you wanting to attend collage in Australia..WE DONT HAVE COLLAGES!!!!!! we have Tafe and University which and some tafe courses only go for 6months or something. (OH, Tafe maybe only in South Australia, were i live, i don't know about the other states and/or territories. so yeh, good luck trying to do collage in AU =D
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Hello darling! you sound like a very mature person. when I graduated from high-school I had zero interest in studying at university!!!! (i'm turning 25 this year and i'm still not interested ha ha) I've been to NZ & Canada, now planning a trip to UK :-) work hard and save your pennies - you do NOT want to get a loan or pay for your trip on credit card! bad bad bad idea, especially during a recession. Here is something I want to share with you: --- It seems that a lot of people are told that by going traveling they’ll have “an amazing time†and “you’ll meet some many peopleâ€. Both statements are usually true, but what the first time traveler isn’t told is that there will be many days when you spend time on your own or days where you don’t have “an amazing timeâ€. Sometimes you will be lonely and sometimes you won’t be doing amazing things. You tend to get out of traveling what you put into it. For me traveling isn’t always “amazing†everyday, it has its ups and it’s downs at times. That is exactly what makes it such a character building and memorable experience. --- I got that one from www.travmonkey.com And another thing I want you to look at, it ALWAYS inspires me! http://schools.fsusd.k12.ca.us/schools/fhs/teacher/link/GigioC/Dreamweaver%202/Oh%20The%20Places%20you'll%20Go.htm go for it babe, you only live once! life is not a dress rehearsal! x
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