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Post by Nevada Hoya on Aug 8, 2006 13:06:37 GMT -5
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Post by Cambridge on Aug 8, 2006 13:44:22 GMT -5
I studied in Hanoi. Great program. Highly recommend it.
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Post by afirth on Aug 8, 2006 14:17:01 GMT -5
i wish they knew the percentage of georgetown students crazy enough to sign up for an entire YEAR abroad, like me.... ![::)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/eyesroll.png)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2006 16:32:04 GMT -5
Or the percentage of Hoyas who don't study abroad because they'd rather have bball seasons tix.
Like me.
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Post by CTHoya08 on Aug 8, 2006 18:02:53 GMT -5
Or the percentage of Hoyas who don't study abroad because they'd rather have bball seasons tix. Like me. That is one of the major reasons behind my decision to go in the summer.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Aug 8, 2006 19:42:25 GMT -5
Seems as if up to 60% of GU's students go overseas for a semester or two. That number seems inflated, especially since the business school's core courses are junior year where a lot of study abroad options are. In my four years, I think I knew three, maybe four study abroad cases, none more than a semester. Then again, I had no interest in it. Three reasons: 1. I couldn't afford it. 2. I took Latin in high school instead of a more useful foreign language; and most importantly... 3. I was an accounting major. Not many study abroad opportunities for that....no, make that NONE.
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Post by LizziebethHoya on Aug 8, 2006 19:44:14 GMT -5
Or the percentage of Hoyas who don't study abroad because they'd rather have bball seasons tix. Like me. That IS the reason I went abroad this summer.
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on Aug 8, 2006 19:46:16 GMT -5
that's what i plan to do at some point
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Post by CAHoya07 on Aug 8, 2006 20:57:13 GMT -5
Or the percentage of Hoyas who don't study abroad because they'd rather have bball seasons tix. Like me. That is one of the major reasons behind my decision to go in the summer. Word. As for the 60% number, I think it is pretty accurate. The article said students who received any credits for classes taken abroad, so that would include summer students like me and others on this board, as well as semester and year-long kids. I actually have many friends in the business school that studied abroad for a semester. I think more programs now are being tailored towards the curriculum so that you won't have to make up classes when you get back. And I'm fairly positive that you pay the same amount for a semester abroad as you do for semester at Georgetown, so other than flight and travel arrangements, the cost is the same. In fact, the cost of studying abroad should actually be less than full tuition, because foreign universities are generally less expensive than American universities, especially private schools like Georgetown. But I digress. I just got back yesterday from studying abroad in Argentina for six weeks, and it was an incredible experience. I encourage all students to do it, even if it's just for a summer so you don't have to miss basketball season. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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Post by FLHoya on Aug 8, 2006 22:20:17 GMT -5
I didn't study abroad...and because of that my Junior year I got to see us make it aaaaaaallllllllll the way to the NIT Finals! Good times! ;D In a related story, at the store today I was shelving one of these "tips for your kids to get into a good college from an overpriced ditsy college consultant--whatever that means" kind of titles. Happened to skim a few pages (after all, my children are right about the age where they're gonna be applying soon ![::)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/eyesroll.png) ). Turns out, according to "ditsy college consultant--whatever that means" lady, a high percentage of students studying abroad in Junior year is one of those things your child should be looking out for things the parent should tell the kid to look out for things the parent should as obtrusively and obsessively as possible pester the poor tour guide with while embarrassing their kids with their over-protective nonsense parenting that will almost certainly drive their kid to the rampant drug use and alcoholism they asked about in their previous question about campus life. Where was I? Right, study abroad. Apparently according to this book (swear to God), a high precentage of students studying abroad may be a sign of "campus fatigue"--see, all the juniors are fleeing campus! I will now go watch my DVDs of "Drew Hall's Greatest Halfcourt Heaves" and "Kevin Braswell: The Endgame Mixtape".
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Post by Filo on Aug 8, 2006 22:28:41 GMT -5
[Then again, I had no interest in it. Three reasons: 1. I couldn't afford it. Ditto for me. Ditto for me. Almost a ditto for me. I was an accounting major, as well, but there was a program at Oxford that was for business school students. I blew it by letting issue number 1. prevent me from going and I regret it. I had some friends in similar positions and they somehow scrounged up the cash to go. It was a tremendous experience and a great time for them. I should have found a way... I would encourage every undergrad to take advantage of the opportunities and study abroad at some point.
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Post by Bahstin on Aug 9, 2006 8:16:51 GMT -5
Seems as if up to 60% of GU's students go overseas for a semester or two. That number seems inflated, especially since the business school's core courses are junior year where a lot of study abroad options are. In my four years, I think I knew three, maybe four study abroad cases, none more than a semester. Then again, I had no interest in it. Three reasons: 1. I couldn't afford it. 2. I took Latin in high school instead of a more useful foreign language; and most importantly... 3. I was an accounting major. Not many study abroad opportunities for that....no, make that NONE. I think times have changed. Many of my business school friends went abroad my junior year. And my study abroad experience (in Australia because I also took Latin) cost less than a semester at Georgetown.
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Post by Cambridge on Aug 9, 2006 11:22:58 GMT -5
I echo Bahstin's comments.
Of my friends, and I hung out primarily with college and MSB kids despite being an SFS...I'd say roughly 80% did at least a summer program abroad. Many even did a summer + another program during the fall or spring semester.
The business kids went to LSE, Oxford, Belgium, etc. and didn't seem to have any trouble whatsoever getting credit in their required courses.
As for the language requirements, most kids spent their semesters in England, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand...where the language was not an issue.
Or they went to programs in places like Thailand, Vietnam, China, Kenya where there was absolutely no language requirement other than a willingness to learn it on the ground as best you could.
As for the cost, it worked out to be cheaper...by a long shot. I was on full financial aid, and it all transfered over to the program. All my friends who were paying out of pocket, said it was much cheaper. Georgetown really bends over backwards to make it financially possible.
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Post by Cambridge on Aug 9, 2006 11:25:19 GMT -5
As an illustration, many from our era at Georgetown just assume you went abroad.
The question, more often than not, is:
"Where did you study abroad?" rather than "Did you study abroad?"
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Post by TigerHoya on Aug 9, 2006 12:09:51 GMT -5
Villa Julie College is pushing their freshmen to study abroad, even the first semester, because of a housing crunch.
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Post by StPetersburgHoya (Inactive) on Aug 9, 2006 12:55:48 GMT -5
Hell, I know a lot of people from the NURSING school that studied abroad Junior year in the UK or Western Europe. I agree with the poster who said the question is "where did you go?" and not "did you go?".
Also quick plug:
Go to Russia for study abroad.
1) The language is easier to learn than you think. 2) No enforcement of open container laws. 3) Drinking age is effectively "reasonable". 4) Best cheap booze you'll ever find. 5) Very nice people. 6) The country has a demographic imbalance in its women to men ratio. 7) $1=25-30 rubbles.
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Post by Cambridge on Aug 9, 2006 13:12:54 GMT -5
I agree with the poster who said the question is "where did you go?" and not "did you go?". Wow, St. Pete. I'm on hiatus for one summer, subsequently you pass me in posts and now I'm "the poster" just like that? I thought I knew you...but you've changed.
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Post by CTHoya08 on Aug 9, 2006 15:12:47 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure International Business majors are actually required to go abroad, although maybe it's an option they can choose instead of taking a language.
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Post by Nitrorebel on Aug 10, 2006 13:33:45 GMT -5
Almost every kid I knew went abroad for at least a semester. I didn't, coz I was abroad! And yes, International Business majors have to either spend a semester/summer abroad OR be fluent in a foreign language. For many, the former was the safer option ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by stud on Aug 14, 2006 18:58:48 GMT -5
This is my first post, but I've been lurking on these boards for the better part of a year now. Felt this was a good thread to get in on since I am studying abroad right now in New Zealand. The programs down under are perfect for basketball fans. If you go in the fall semester, you're here from July-November. So I'll be back in the states by mid-November or so, just in time for the start of basketball season. It really is a perfect set-up.
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