Study abroad in two different countries, fall and spring of same year

lookingforward
Tue, 13 May 2014 14:26:11 +0000

D1 considered a semester in France, followed by a semester in a second country (more relevant to her major.) After she was admitted to both, she decided she didn’t want to be away from the school, what was going on, and her friends, for a full year. It was both an academic and social decision. For us, 2nd semester would have been a more expensive program.

Imo, the study abroad experience is good- but some kids treat it as their only chance to experience another country in some depth. You have to sort through that. If they really want to experience life abroad, they also have the options of extended travel or post-college grants. D1 grad’d in '13 and has been living abroad since last summer, on a grant.