<p>IAF major here. Chose Northeastern because of all the international opportunities. Sophomore now-- I’ve already studied in Spain for 5 weeks and will be spending a month in the Dominican this May. Plan on doing my last 2 co-ops abroad and study abroad next spring in Peru. </p>
<p>I think IAF is a great program here. This may be because I’m roommates with all engineers, but I have realized that IAF classes don’t really teach me anything practical. I really don’t intend on having a job that requires me to know how to apply the realist or liberal theory to anything… So I’m really glad I’m now minoring in Social Entrepreneurship (this is the career path I see myself going down). But I chose IAF because it was international. But now I’m realizing that I could have chosen anything and made it international. Like my roommate is part of Engineers Without Borders and gets to go to Honduras or Uganda at basically no cost. Perhaps I would have been better off in nursing or something that would actually give me skills to use abroad. </p>
<p>BUT, I really don’t regret being in IAF. It’s an incredible program here, and I’ve taken absolutely amazing, life-changing courses. And you can really do so many things with IAF-- it really is what you make of it. It’s incredible all the different types of co-ops all the other sophomore IAF majors have gotten this semester. </p>
<p>The Presidential Global Scholarship is for international co-op, as intl co-op has become a high priority here. It does factor in financial need, and you can earn up to $6,000. If you don’t get need-based aid, you’ll probs get up to $2,000 I believe. Keep in mind, many international co-ops are unpaid. Also, $2,000 would go a lot further in a developing country than in a European country. But there are amazing opportunities in Europe of course that are well worth the expenses!</p>
<p>Please let me know if you have any other questions!</p>