Summer Study Abroad in England

xcrunner14
Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:06:46 +0000

So, I’m considering applying to some study abroad programs for this summer but I really don’t know much about it, and I was hoping some people might be able to answer a few questions for me.

I’m currently a freshman at second-tier school (think U of Chicago, WashU, Cornell, Dartmouth, Northwestern…) majoring in economics and mathematics. I have a 4.0 GPA. I was hoping to study abroad at either the London School of Economics, Oxford, or Cambridge.

My questions are:

1. are these programs totally unrealistic for a freshman?

2. have I missed any major deadlines already?

3. should I apply through that IFSA-butler thing or directly to the universities?

4. does anyone know how much I’d have to pay if I were to get accepted and then cancel sometime before april? (I don’t really plan on doing that, but since I obviously haven’t planned this out too well yet I thought I’d check…)

Sorry, I know I seem like I’m just too lazy to look this all up myself, but I find all the websites to be really confusing, and if people happen to know the answers to some of these questions already it could really save me a lot of time. Thanks for your help!!