Why study abroad? After all, it's not cheap, it can be stressful, and your mom won't come get you if you get in trouble. I mean really, why take risks when you can sit at home and watch TV and eat potato chips or just read about traveling abroad?
While for us over here at the office the idea of going abroad is a no-brainer, we decided it would be interesting to see what the rest of the internet has to say. So below are some of the reasons that made top 10 lists, with links to the sites. As you look at these, think about what studying abroad might mean for you.
While for us over here at the office the idea of going abroad is a no-brainer, we decided it would be interesting to see what the rest of the internet has to say. So below are some of the reasons that made top 10 lists, with links to the sites. As you look at these, think about what studying abroad might mean for you.
Here are some of the University Study Abroad Consortium's reasons students should study abroad:
1) Change your life
2) Gain new perspective
3) Discover your passions
4) Enrich your education
According to Study Abroad 360, the following are some of the main reasons you should study abroad:
1) Learn the language
2) Be a better job candidate
3) Create a lifelong love affair with another country
4) Gain a new appreciation for your home country
7) Meet interesting people
8) Find out they're nothing like us
9) Find out they're just like us
Studyabroad.com also has a few good reasons:
2) Try new foods
5) Increase personal confidence/pride in self by surviving in a different environment
7) Become more independent
8) Improve communication skills
So which of these are most important to you? Can you think of any more reasons why studying abroad can be good for you? Oh, right, one thing none of these websites mentioned... studying abroad is just great fun.
by Fedor Zarkhin
1) Change your life
2) Gain new perspective
3) Discover your passions
4) Enrich your education
According to Study Abroad 360, the following are some of the main reasons you should study abroad:
1) Learn the language
2) Be a better job candidate
3) Create a lifelong love affair with another country
4) Gain a new appreciation for your home country
7) Meet interesting people
8) Find out they're nothing like us
9) Find out they're just like us
Studyabroad.com also has a few good reasons:
2) Try new foods
5) Increase personal confidence/pride in self by surviving in a different environment
7) Become more independent
8) Improve communication skills
So which of these are most important to you? Can you think of any more reasons why studying abroad can be good for you? Oh, right, one thing none of these websites mentioned... studying abroad is just great fun.
by Fedor Zarkhin
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