According to our last week's conclusion, it seems that to students who do not have abundant fund, the plan of studying abroad could hardly come true. However, we don't have to be so pessimistic and lose all our faith in pursuit of a better life,there are still some alternatives to reach the same goal. For example, colleges and universities are now offering world wide exchange programs, summer/winter camps, volunteering, internships and approved programs that fit all kinds of demands. The rest of the weeks we will be focusing on each of the alternatives, figure out what is it and how to use it to reach our goal economically.
First of all, these various programs can be roughly divided into two groups, credit-granting or purely experiential. Exchange programs, approved programs and summer/winter (most schools limited the maximum numbers of transferable credits) can be categorized into the former group; whereas volunteering, internships are basically purely experiential.
Second, the reason why I strongly recommend these alternatives is because they can really cut down a huge amount of costs comparing to your original study plan. For example, exchange programs only cost you your own school's tuition fee while you're actually going to some other schools that has a higher tuition cost; volunteering programs are mostly free and they probably also cover your local living costs, internships programs might costs you plane tickets but you can probably earn more than that after the program ends.
In short, if you're still hoping for a life-changing overseas experience, make sure to look up for information about the programs mentioned above.
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