Your Needs and Characteristics
15. Have your friends or family ever called you “high maintenance”? Do you have a high level of attention to conveniences, personal appearance, the newest fads or specific activities?
9. Would you prefer to live in a community where you can easily navigate your way, and meet local people?
13. Do you have any dietary, medical or mental health needs?
16. Do you enjoy camping, hiking, backpacking, “roughing it”?
10. Does the weather bother you? Have you experienced the type of climate common to the host country you are considering?
Study Abroad Programs have distinctive characteristics, like students, and thus it is important to find the right “match” between the student and the program. Your friend, or sister, or teacher may have participated in a program that was “absolutely great” for them, but may not be a good fit for you. Thus, a glowing recommendation from someone who went on a program is not necessarily the most appropriate approach to choosing a program.
20. What type of leisure activities do you enjoy? What do you do with your “free-time”?
12. Do you prefer functioning in a group with leaders and/or guides making decisions for you and being surrounded by others much like yourself?
7. Would you feel comfortable living in a fast-paced, urban city where it is difficult to make friends and interact with locals living in a city?
5. Do you have beginning or intermediate foreign language skills?
Direct enrollment
Explore colleges and universities in other countries, and directly enroll in a study abroad program that allows “transient” or “international” students.
Program Types
• Understand your needs and characteristics before choosing a study abroad program
• Explore several options and compare program characteristics
• Choose a study abroad program that fits your needs and characteristics
14. Do you want to become a “specialist” in one location (language and culture and history and current events) or do you want a comparative perspective of several different places and perspectives?
11. Are you a self-starter, outgoing, and self-motivated, experienced in exploring new/different situations?
3. Does your home institution approve experiential courses (ie, internships Air yeezy 2, field study, independent study, independent research Lunarglide 3, service-learning Air yeezy 2 shoes, touring)?
2. What academic topics do you need (and want) to study (only your major Nike Lunarglide, or a mix of academic disciplines)?
18. Have you ever traveled before? Outside the If yes, how long and where?
4. Can you take courses in another language / are you sufficiently fluent?
1. What type of courses do you need to take (major requirements, major electives, general education requirements or lower-division courses, electives)?
17. Do you have a good sense of how (and if) you will use alcohol in a mature setting? Have you ever been disruptive of others or put your well-being at risk with alcohol?
Ask yourself these questions, and get a friend or family member to confer with you on these topics.
19. How long have you ever been away from “home” before, away from family and friends?
6. Does your home institution have requirements about the number of weeks and/or contact hours the courses must fulfill to transfer credit?
Exchange
Utilize an established relationship through your school that exchanges students with another
8. Do you feel comfortable using public transportation (buses, taxis Nike Lunarglide 3, trains)?
It is important that students choose an appropriate study abroad program to get the most out of an international experience. Because there are a variety of program types, structures, locations, and requirements… it is worth the time and effort it takes to find a study program that meets your individual academic and personal needs.
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