<p>Yeah, my co-op savings wouldn’t be able to cover me while in classes. A few months, maybe, if I lived on a tight budget. But it does depend on your situation-- I never chose to take higher paying co-ops (I chose lower paying but really good opportunity co-ops), I always bought books at the beginning of semester (there goes $300!) and I eat out/go to bars too frequently!</p>
<p>I think neuchimie and my situation is pretty standard, most of my friends also budget their co-op money the way we do. I have friends who don’t need to work part-time because their parents give them spending money (especially the first year or two), but as I’ve gotten older it seems like those students are more of a minority. Many of my friends work part-time for spending money while in classes, and pay all or most of their rent + spending while on co-op. </p>
<p>I think it’s fairly safe to expect co-op to cover all of spending + some or all of rent while on co-op. Then back in classes, you have nice savings to live off of, but you’ll most likely need SOME income from either parents or a part-time job while in classes.</p>