<p>One of my goals for my college education is to study abroad
What are some schools with great study abroad connections, facilities, opportunities, places, etc…</p>
<p>I am a 3.3 GPA, 4 AP class, 1310 (composite) SAT student from Georgia</p>
<p>SUNY Brockport is well known for its Study Abroad program. You could potentially go there and graduate at Oxford University for State School Tuitition.</p>
<p>Almost every school has great connections these days for study abroad. You probably should just focus on getting the school with the best academic quality you can get.</p>
<p>I agree with Hitch123. Providing semester abroad experiences for American is a big industry for foreign universities (because we pay so much!). Also, remember, you study abroad for at most one year - you have to like the school your at for the other three years, so this isn’t a very good criteria to sort by.</p>
<p>Even though most schools can do a good job w/Study Abroad, not all do what’s nice/good for a student financially.</p>
<p>Some schools make a student pay the full amount of tuition, etc., to the home school, when an abroad program is much less expensive.</p>
<p>Other schools will charge the abroad school’s fee plus a nominal charge to keep the student on the books at the home school. Much better for the student.</p>
<p>Some schools won’t let their instituional merit be used for SA, others will. Check the websites!</p>
<p>Yes, almost every college is bragging about overseas study programs that they do not run - they just tell the student they can go to that program. There are some colleges that actually run their own program in many countries, sometimes with their own professors travelling to the country to teach some of the classes. Georgetown likes to brag about their hilltop Tuscan Italian villa where students can live.</p>
<p>You should ask colleges how they handle financial aid for overseas study. Some make their financial aid transferable, while others only let the college’s financial aid be used on their own campus. That may not be a dealkiller if the overseas program is cheaper than the home college. There are some overseas programs that will be more expensive than the home college - in which case the student needs to make up the difference. </p>
<p>Exchange rates can also change rapidly, so check them out before you decide on any specific program once you are in college.</p>