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How Do I Start Planning for Study Abroad?
Resources to use during the planning process
- Visit the OIP Resource Library (RI Hall 106)
- Speak to peer counselors (returned study abroad students who staff the OIP Resource Library)
- Make an appointment the speak with an OIP Study Abroad Advisor
Questions to ask during the planning process
Program
Requirements
- Is there a language requirement?
- Is there a concentration requirement?
- Is there a GPA requirement?
Academics
- What are my academic goals?
- What is the academic focus of the program I'm looking at?
- Do I want to earn concentration credit?
- What are the policies of my concentration department with regard to earning concentration credit from study abroad?
- Will I be able to take regular classes with local students?
- Will I be taught by faculty members of a local university?
- Does the university abroad allow students to take the combination of courses I want to take?
- How many courses do I need to take to get full credit at Brown?
- How will my work be assessed?
Culture
- What are my expectations with regard to cultural integration and assimilation?
- What opportunities do I have to meet local people?
Location & Housing
- Do I want to be in a large city or in a more rural setting?
- Where do students on the program live - dorms, apartments, homestays?
- With whom will I be living - local students, other international students?
Calendar
- What is the best semester for me to study abroad?
- How long should I stay abroad?
- What is the academic calendar?
- Is the academic calendar congruent with Brown's? Does that matter to me?
- On which dates does the program begin and end?
- Does the university abroad have semesters?
Cost
- What does the program cost?
- Besides tuition, what else will I need to pay for?
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