Event at Baruch: There was a study abroad fair on Thursday sept. 19. it gave us an opportunity to learn about different programs that are offered by Baruch college and other participating CUNY colleges that enable students to study abroad for a semester to gain experience.
This article says that studying abroad is absolutely necessary because our world in globalizing. Being bilingual in becoming the new norm and kids should study abroad to learn the cultures and diversities of other people to gain experience and to be able to deal with people in the future.
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/10/17/should-more-americans-study-abroad/the-cost-of-not-studying-abroad-is-real
This article states that studying abroad is a waste of time and money. It says students should be focusing more on the bigger picture, such as getting a degree rather then getting sidetracked by “unnecessary distractions.”
This article believes that studying abroad is necessary for college students. This article say every student should participate in study abroad. It argues that globalization is a permanent thing in our world and being global helps your education.
http://www.studentvisaexpert.com/2013/05/want-to-study-abroad-things-worth-considering/
The price for college is very high. This is bad. Studying abroad adds to that expense. Some people agree that studying abroad is necessary in today’s society for kids to grow up and to be able to interact with others who are out of their comfort zone.
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/10/17/should-more-americans-study-abroad
This article talks about why people study abroad. It showed in a study that Americans wanted to go study abroad more then Britains. However when they asked the reason why, most Americans said for fun travel and to explore other cultures, whereas Britains wanted to study abroad for professional reasons.
http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/11/who-studies-abroad-who-stays-put-and-why/?_r=0
