Honestly, I have no idea what kind of study abroad program I would choose. During the week, I received (I’m sure you did too) an email from the Global Engineering Program saying that there were study abroad opportunities in multiple countries. On top of that, there are so many other study programs you can choose. Check out the Study abroad web site. There are over 300 programs. How do you choose?
That‘s not the only concern I have regarding the Study abroad Program. In fact I’m wondering if going to another for a semester will have any effect on my GPA because of different ways of teaching courses. Before coming here, I was in a small French-medium school (So I’m kind of already studying abroad). It took me a few weeks to get know how to learn course efficiently and comprehensively. This adjustment period has cost me a few good grades (e.g in Physics).
I was wondering if this would apply if I went for a Study Abroad.
I'm also fairly confused about the Study Abroad program. I feel like there are way too many options for Study Abroad that just aren't presented very clearly. One one hand, the vast number of options that Purdue has for study abroad is a good thing, because it allows prospective students to study in any country they'd ever want to go to. On the other hand, I'm pretty much lost by the number of options they have. Also, they are not very clear on the due dates either.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the academics/transition thing could be an issue for a lot of people - however, it won't be an issue for me personally. I am very good at adjusting to new environments and my settling-in period is not very long. I doubt it would take me more than a week to get into the rhythm of studying in a new country. I could even make it easier on myself by studying abroad in France, as I studied French for four years in high school.
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