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For U.S. Students: Gap Year Options and International Universities

For U.S. Students: Gap Year Options and International Universities

ByAimee Heller

Why should I study overseas? Have you ever dreamed of having an adventurous travel filled college experience? Riding your bike past tulip fields on your way to class, taking a stroll along the River Thames as you head to the Shakespeare Theater, or riding the bullet train across Japan. Does the idea of studying alongside…

Four Reasons to Study Abroad as a College Freshman

Four Reasons to Study Abroad as a College Freshman

ByCheree Liebowitz

More and more first-year college students are spending their first semester or freshman year at college studying abroad. There are a number of reasons students decide to do this: 1. To complete “boring” core requirements in an exciting setting.  For students eager to start their major, freshman year may be a good time to earn…