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STUDY ABROAD?
Adventure
Study abroad allows you to dream up your perfect adventure
and then live it out. Connect with locals through service-learning
or community engagement. Service learning is a method of
education that combines classroom work with meaningful community
service. Some of the best service learning programs take
place overseas
Fun-packed
If you immerse yourself in a new culture, experiment with
new ways of thinking, or try a different way of living,
you naturally experience some sort of personal growth. After
you master your new culture and the abroad academic life,
you will return home much wiser and probably slightly impressed
with yourself for having had a successful time abroad.
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A
new perspective A more cosmopolitan, international
perspective increase your ability to think more originally
and to see more than one perspective on an issue. It brings
greater self-reliance and self-confidence. It makes you
feel more comfort with complex situations, the ability
to better cope with ambiguous information, and greater
flexibility.
A different academic environment Abroad
universities are much less focused on grades. They care
more about learning to increase understanding and knowledge.
Therefore, you can expect much more of a lecture format
to your classes and not much (if any) class discussion
or participation. You can also expect to have less one-on-one
interaction with your professors. (Professors at your
abroad university may not even be required to hold weekly
office hours.) However, the flexibility of curriculums
abroad often gives students at abroad universities more
freedom to explore their own interests
Enhanced job opportunities Today's competitive
job market requires applicants to distinguish themselves,
and international education experience is the perfect
way to do so. Having international education experience
is an incredible resume booster, as it shows prospective
employers you are motivated, independent, and generally
more qualified. Additionally, obtaining foreign language
skills can make you eligible for all sorts of jobs that
you may have otherwise been unqualified for.
Improved language skills
Education abroad can give you an unparalleled opportunity
to develop genuine fluency in a foreign language and meet
your foreign language requirements.
Travel - see new cities and countries
A trip abroad is the best way to learn others cultures.
You may be amazed by the places and people of different
values, beliefs, celebrations than your own. you can adapt
to new situations and surroundings, you can live/work
in a multicultural environment.
Make new friends from around the world
Friendships and contacts you develop overseas allow you
to understand views other than your own. These friendships,
both with locals and students from other programs, can
serve as future networking opportunities
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