Study Abroad or Study, Abroad?

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by Teresa Gotay on October 15, 2009

You wake up Monday morning to your usual obnoxious alarm clock. You’re exhausted from last night’s excursion to a local pub. But of course, you need to get to class. You open your blinds and witness the busy streets of Parisians going about their day and a gorgeous view of the Eiffel Tower.

Wouldn’t it be nice to go to school in a foreign country? Taking a lunch break at a small cafe in Athens, Greece. Doing an excursion over the weekend to Barcelona, Spain.

Study Abroad is an exciting program for those who want to study and travel. Most Universities offer a program within the school that includes everything: Tuition, Room & Board, and other various fees. You have to pay for your ticket to get over there.

Girl reading a book in the gardens of la Cité Universitaire, Paris

@ Dr Karanka

Usually, financial aid doesn’t cover everything, so you have to take a loan or get lucky enough to find a scholarship. Study Abroad programs can be thousands of dollars, especially at a Private University.

But what about doing it on your own? Starting your college career in another country? This is a new option growing with lots of popularity. What about going to these schools in the summer or winter break directly? Or doing your Graduate Studies abroad, after obtaining an American degree. It takes out the college middle man.

It gets you out there into the travel world and you’re getting your studies accomplished as well!

However you decide to do it, Studying Abroad is a great investment and a wonderful opportunity to see the world!

Have you done Study Abroad and how did you enjoy it?

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Author: Teresa Gotay

Teresa is the Co-Founder of ArtofBackpacking; Ms. Art of Backpacking. She is currently studying to be a Journalist at St. John’s University. If she is not online reading all the latest travel blogs, you can find her writing and taking pictures around NYC, her hometown. She is also the Editor of another travel site at www.tripcrazed.com!

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  • dolcecorazon
    I am def going to Grad School abroad!
  • This is an awesome way to really put yourself into a new culture!
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