Hi everyone! I live in England and I know I'm only in my first of two years in college, I'm toying with the idea of going international for university. But I looked at a couple of websites but couldn't find any information that helped me. So I was wondering if anyone could give me advice? I mean, it's not like I'd just be able to pop back and forth for interviews and stuff and with my family being far away, I was just wondering how people coped with missing their family?
try temple university in Philly because they have schools in europe, so you could just transfer to the temple in Philadelphia, PA, USA for the same tuition.
Most people who I have met in college who have transfered from another country are mostly in their early 20's, I would think you have more time to decide what you want to do and get use to being away from your family.
Just do it. I remember when I traveled when I was younger and I wished I had the experience to notice more things, or ask more questions, but just having been out there and meeting people and learning new things in an often different atmosphere was mindblowing. Yes, I missed my family but it's not like you won't have a phone nor Skype or other online-phone methods of contacting your family regularly, not to mention FREE these days. It makes me jealous considering all the phonecards I used to buy. I actually did not miss my family that much. If you're on a one-year exchange, it passes very very fast and you KNOW that it will end too quickly. Your family isn't going to go anywhere and they'll be home waiting for you when you take the plane back. So what's there to miss? It's usually the cooking. But you'll get over it and find yourself having fun. For me, I also missed my mother as we have long phone conversations and she's the only person who can calm me when I'm frustrated, despite the fact that we both have VERY little in common. When I left I had moved out and lived on my own for about 4 years already so it wasn't that big a deal. I saw/still see my family about once every couple of months. There is usually an exchange office for international programs on your campus. Go find it. Talk to one of the councellors and pick up their brochures. There should be a catalogue of all the universities/colleges that your institution is affiliated with. They likely have a website also and the kinds of programs listed the year you wish to do your exchange.
There are so many options for studying abroad-you don't have to go for a whole year if that concerns you. I know my college offers short term programs, generally between 3 weeks and 2 months, where students go abroad during the summer and or breaks. You can also go for a single semester. Get in touch with you college/University global education office. Mine offers some great programs and if you don't find anything appealing that they offer you can always get info from them about other schools. Do you have any idea where you may want to go?
There is a difference between an exchange and an international student, with an international student usually paying much higher tuition. In BC, for example, the tuition is almost 3 times as much.
That's funny because where I potentially want to study abroad I still have to pay my the cost of my actul school's tuition even though it's much cheaper, but I sitll recieve my financial aid I would if I were studying at my school, so regardless of me being just an exchange student I'm still paying $30,000+ a year.
The point I was trying to make is that International Students receive none of the benifits of subsidized universities in BC, which is fair enough because they don't and won't pay into the taxes for it.
