Sending cost information
From AFSWiki
(needed here: link to program cost data on AFS Website)
Justifying the Cost
(more work needed here!)
Compare to the combined cost of the following:
- learning a language by taking college classes
- an international vacation including airfare
- health insurance for a year
- a summer camp
Costs of competing programs
- (needed: links here to other exchanges, Outward Bound, etc)
- What's a good answer to the question, "Why should I go with AFS for $10,000/year when Rotary's year-abroad program costs under $3500/year?"
- As quoted in USA Today, "[Gap-year program] costs vary widely but often run $10,000 to $20,000 for a year of fee-based programs and living costs, according to Holly Bull of the Center for Interim Programs, a gap-year consultancy in Princeton, N.J."
For some documents to bring along, check out The AFS Value Package.
A good answer is: You get what you pay for. AFS has a long history of exchange programs. We spend time and money training our volunteers. Every student has a liaison that checks up on them regularly and fill out a report once a month.
