On October 12, a few friends from class and I went to an information session about the study abroad options in Baruch. It was very informative and definitely made me rethink my decision not to study abroad. They discussed a few ways for students to go abroad and a few of the rules for some programs. I’ve been thinking about what an amazing experience it would be to go to a different country to study ever since I walked out of the room. I think I’m going to sleep on it.
There are a few things that they mentioned in the information session that I’m going to particularly take into consideration. One thing that I think was very important is that if you want to study abroad you should start thinking about it as soon as possible, even freshmen year. In order to be fully prepared and have everything planned out properly it is best to have as much time as possible, and the sooner you start thinking about it the more time you’ll have to prepare.
Something that has always held me back from the hope of actually studying abroad is the cost. I pretty much decided in my sophomore year of high school that the idea of studying abroad was unrealistic because it would be so expensive. However, I learned at the session that there are ways to make studying abroad more economically accessible to students who wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford it, such as scholarships and honors programs.
Overall it was a very informative meeting and I’m glad I went because it opened the door for me to a possibility that I didn’t think I had.