Get Educated: Why You Should Study Abroad

Get Educated: Why You Should Study Abroad
Hosted by Do It While You’re Young
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Agenda
About
Why You Should Study Abroad
How to Find a Program
Funding Your Study Abroad Experience
Success Stories
Q&A

Do It While You’re Young (DIWYY) was founded by Jerri Stephenson and Kristina Wegscheider who met studying abroad in Australia.
The mission statement of DIWYY is to inspire young women to travel, study, work and volunteer abroad.
Kristina’s Profile
Study Abroad experience: Australia and South Africa
Travel experience: 52 countries, all 7 continents
About Kristina & DIWYY

Top 5 Reasons to Study Abroad
1. Enhance Your Resume
Differentiate your resume from other candidates
Gain a new perspective – make the world your classroom
2. Make New Friends
Meet students from other schools
Find people who share interests
Develop lifelong friendships and maybe even meet “the one”

3. Travel Opportunities
New location = new options for weekend trips
Holidays/Schedules in other countries
4. Learn A New Language
Language Immersion
Beneficial in the future to potential employers, graduate school applications, future travel
The four factors: Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening

5. Get Out of Your Comfort Zone!
New city and country
Possible new language
New cuisine
New culture
New holidays and celebrations

How to Find a Program
Questions to Ask Yourself
WHO is going?
WHAT do I want to study?
WHERE am I interested in going?
WHEN do I want to go?
HOW will I finance it?
TIP: Make an appointment with your Academic Advisor to plan your curriculum accordingly.

24 Cities in 14 Countries
Study Abroad with CEA!

Where to Look
Academic Advisor
Study Abroad Office
School-affiliated programs
Independent programs
Ask Friends & Family
Travel Websites
Do It While You’re Young

Funding
Compare cost of program with your tuition & fees for the semester.
You may discover it is actually CHEAPER to study abroad!
If it is more expensive, try:
Financial Aid
Scholarships
Grants
Promotions from Study Abroad programs
Self-funding

Self Funding Options
Get a part-time job
Use the 50/50 savings rule
Sell items on eBay, Craigslist, Half.com
Sell items you own or sell for others and keep a percentage of the sale
User Studies
Frequent Flier Miles/Hotel Points for airfare & excursions

Travel Profile: Anna Heimbichner
Studied abroad at Oxford University for a year in 2003-2004
Anna loved her time abroad so much that she went back to England for both graduate school and law school – she is now an Attorney working in London.
What studying abroad taught Anna: resourcefulness, how to think on your feet, maturity, appreciating other people and cultures
“Travel is by far one of the most important things in life, and studying abroad is the easiest and best way to take a first step.” - Anna

Travel Profile: Gillian Clow
Studied abroad in Barcelona, Spain in 2009 in a Language & Culture program; took Intensive Spanish language courses
Studying abroad gave Gillian a sense of wanderlust and a curiosity about the world – When she got back to the US, she enrolled in Portuguese classes!
Graduated and now works in Madrid as a Language & Culture Assistant at an elementary school

Questions & Answers

Contact Us
Kristina Wegscheider
kristina@diwyy.com
Jerri Stephenson
jerri@diwyy.com
Erich Wegscheider
erich@diwyy.com
www.GoWithCEA.com
www.diwyy.com
www.facebook.com/diwyy
www.twitter.com/diwyy

Get Educated: Why You Should Study Abroad

by Jerri Stephenson on Oct 28, 2010

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