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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: How to Negotiate a Gap Year [Watch (HLS stream): How to Negotiate a Gap Year](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/2Au7Dk3M.m3u8) (1:22)  _Published 2016-02-22. It's a negotiation - the student gets some say and the parents get some say._ --- Jul 27, 2023 7:26 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [4 Expenses You Can Negotiate ](/video/j5YAkCdi/) ### 4 Expenses You Can Negotiate [Theresa May Speaks About Brexit Negotiations](/video/YZDJJC4d/) ### Theresa May Speaks About Brexit Negotiations [Know Right Now: Iran Negotiations Continue](/video/u4Y3dqEi/) ### Know Right Now: Iran Negotiations Continue --- ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] Parents are afraid that their kids won't get back on the college path. And students in juxtaposition are afraid they will never find their path. And so I think so much of what this is about is the student figuring out what they want to do with the rest of their life. That I would say that the cost of not going on a gap year especially when a student. Has that sort of peculiar angle that they might be appealing to them. I think that's something that parents are really needing to listen to their kids. Kids know themselves pretty well. But in terms of sort of drawing some boundaries around what is appropriate and what's not, parents typically they have some sort of line in terms of what they can hold for their finances. And think of it as a negotiation. So often times, students will want to go to the farthest place that you can possibly imagine. And, you know, the gap year in Iraq is not a great idea, for instance. So think of it as a negotiation. Mom and Dad can have some say. The students can have some say. And so, as I think about it, in terms of talking to Mom and talking to Dad, I think probably the best thing to do would be to suggest that if the student just gets a light With excitement over the concept of going to college, then great, let them go. If not, then ask them some further questions. I think that's a really important thing to do is sort of follow this golden thread of excitement and you'll be surprised what can show up on the other side. 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