The Benefits of Study Abroad New Study Confirms Significant Gains By Mary M. Dwyer‚ Ph.D. and Courtney K. Peters "It will change your life. You’ll come back a new person.” For years‚ the benefits of study abroad have been described in these words. Everyone in the study abroad field believed it could greatly impact a student’s life‚ but the exact long-term benefits were unknown—until now. The first large-scale survey to explore the long-term impact of study abroad on a student’s personal‚ professional
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change your life. You’ll come back a new person." For years‚ the benefits of study abroad have been described in these words. Everyone in the study abroad field believed it could greatly impact a student’s life‚ but the exact long-term benefits were unknown - until now. The first large-scale survey to explore the long-term impact of study abroad on a student’s personal‚ professional‚ and academic life shows that study abroad positively and unequivocally influences the career path‚ world-view‚ and
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Many students go abroad to improve their English proficiency and it has become a common phenomenon for international students who want to achieve higher education in English speaking countries; however‚ non-language factors can affect ESOL students while studying at University of Auckland. This essay will discuss several problems such as financial difficulties‚ cultural differences and social factors‚ mainly in an Asian perspective. First of all‚ financial problem is one of the major problems
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Students who have studied abroad have been known to say that the experience was the most meaningful and rewarding experience of their lives‚ even many years later. However‚ these experiences are not for everyone and not all types of study abroad options are appropriate for every student. The choices made about whether to study abroad‚ where‚ when‚ for how long and what type of program can make a difference between a wonderful experience and one that couldn’t have ended soon enough. Students say
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Studying abroad is one of the most exciting and challenging experience students usually have during their college years. It may be the first time a student will experience many thinks like live in a new different Culture‚ travel internationally‚ learning a foreign language. It will help them to do a makeover and give them the potential to live alone and do things independently. It provides them a new outlook and giving a new perspective on career. For maximizing the potential value of study abroad
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Studying abroad: Good or Not? Have you ever dreamed of studying in other countries‚ traveling to cool places‚ meeting lots of different people‚ and picking up a language or two? In recent years‚ studying abroad has been popular as the world becomes globalization. A record said that "241‚791 U.S. students went abroad for academic credit in 2006-07‚ up 8% from the previous year‚ and nearly 150% more than a decade earlier" (you can check it here). More and more students leave their own country to go
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a Statement of Purpose/ Study Plan Background: As part of your application for the Faculty of Arts Exchange Programme or the HKU Worldwide Exchange Programme (HKUWW) Study Abroad scholarship‚ you have to provide a ’Statement of Purpose’ (Arts) or ’Study Plan’ (HKUWW). These are short essays which‚ on the Hong Kong side‚ are drawn on as supporting material in the selection process and‚ on the side of your potential host university‚ used to assess your motivation and study objectives‚ but also your
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Name member Going Abroad to Study When people’s standard of living improves‚ they often think about increasing their knowledge so they can have a better life. To do that‚ they choose to study in foreign countries where they can get a progressive education. However‚ everything has its positives and negatives‚ and studying abroad is no exception. Firstly‚ going abroad to study takes us to a different culture and environment. We can meet people who come from many countries with different points of
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The Costa Rica freshman field trip would be a great opportunity to observe a different country’s culture and help me with understanding foreign landscape to improve my future career as a landscape architect. Costa Rica is naturally a beautiful country and being able to visit there would be a once in a lifetime opportunity for me. I’ve read about Costa Rica as well as other South American countries and have always dreamt of visiting. Having global knowledge as a landscape architect student is a very
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year are a part of every student’s routine. Classes such as European Social Politics‚ Globalization‚ and International Finance are all examples of classes that I would not have found interesting a year or even 6 months ago. I credit my semester abroad to enhancing my interest in the world around me and has driven me to understand America in a broad perspective. Almost everybody here grew up in an American public school system where we learn from American literature‚ American music‚ and American
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