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" WHY SHOULD YOU STUDY ABROAD? Once you graduate and get a job, you probably won&amp;#039;t have the chance to spend three straight months traveling and experiencing new cultures. But a semester abroad gives you that \u2014 plus college credits. As a student you&amp;#039;re eligible for discounts at places like hostels, restaurants, and museums, and once you&amp;#039;re there, you can jump to neighboring countries (like from England to France) for much cheaper than you would coming and going from the U.S. HOW WILL I PAY FOR IT? Check fastweb.com or your campus&amp;#039;s office of student affairs for financial aid advice and scholarships geared toward students going abroad. The tuition is often the same as you&amp;#039;d pay in the U.S., plus your airfare to get there and back. You&amp;#039;ll still have to buy books and supplies, and you&amp;#039;re going to want dinero for traveling. So get a summer job before you go and sock away the dough \u2014 it&amp;#039;ll help pay the extra costs. WHAT IF I&amp;#039;M NOT FLUENT IN THE LANGUAGE? Once you&amp;#039;re in the host country, you&amp;#039;ll be surprised by how quickly you pick up local phrases. Still, it&amp;#039;s good to learn a few key sayings (guidebooks like those in the Let&amp;#039;s Go series have basic translations) to help you get around. But if you&amp;#039;re really nervous about not knowing the language, then try studying in a country like Australia or England. WILL I BE ABLE TO GRADUATE ON TIME? When you&amp;#039;re looking at programs, find out which requirements you can fulfill abroad, then map out all of your semesters until graduation. Check your plan with your adviser to make sure it all works out, and you&amp;#039;re set! You may want to consider taking your general education requirements when you go abroad. Taking an art history class in Italy or a marine science class in Australia means you get to experience what you&amp;#039;re learning about in real life rather than just reading about it in a book. WHAT KIND OF THINGS WILL I NEED THAT I DON&amp;#039;T USE AT HOME? Power outlets vary from country to country. So for your blow-dryer, flatiron, and any other must-have appliance from home, you&amp;#039;ll need electric converters to plug them in. Also, keep your passport or a copy of it with you at all times. Note that elevators and escalators aren&amp;#039;t as prevalent in other parts of the world, and you are in charge of carrying your belongings \u2014 all of them. So pack light! You can always buy a few things you really need once you&amp;#039;re there. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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