<p>Parents and students alike! gather round! I need ya help! :P</p>
<p>I am a high school Senior at a Catholic prep school in New Jersey, only months away from graduation. With a few months to go, I have begun to entertain a certain thought.. Perhaps I should take a gap year!</p>
<p>Some quick research immediately brings up gapyear.com, a nicely-decorated little site showing how much fun it could be to be a resourceful member of the active future. Very idealistic photos of young adults traveling the world fighting evil while getting a good meal and meeting some exceptional individuals!
Lovely as that sounds, I know that I want something very different, something humbler and farther away from the ideal. I want to borrow some cash from my parents, rent out a tiny studio apartment in New York City, and find work for myself. I don't want to live off a guaranteed stipend, I want to survive knowing that if I don't get up in the morning, I can forget about dinner in the evening.</p>
<p>Now.. I have never truly lived on my own before (of course).. so I am just wondering, how does this idea sound? What should I know about, and how should I prepare for it? I am trying to keep this initial post concise, though I certainly will be here to share more details.</p>