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STUDY ABROAD UPDATE
Hey everyone, long time no post! Thought it’s about time to check in with ya’ll, as I’ have some great news!
Remember that study abroad program I began telling you about? Well, it’s happening! I have been officially accepted to study at University of Sussex in Brighton, UK! I will be embarking on this fabulous adventure in late January and will study for a whole semester there. Strangely (or not), most of my thoughts are about travelling and seeing England, not studying. Hopefully I’ll remember my 4 classes when I’m there. I will use this site as a blog space to keep track of all the things happening and posting some photos, so stay tuned!
The process of applying, interviewing and getting some paperwork approved took a while – since about Spring. My choice fell on a full-on university exchange in the UK because I chickened out about the language barrier (second choice was France), and after a summer trip to London I am realizing that I won’t regret this decision. The application process was fairly easy – all it took was an essay and a short, informal personal interview with the Study Abroad director. After that, according to studydaddy.com a couple weeks of waiting and ta-da, you are and I’m in! I was surprised at how easy it was to get in – apparently all it took is a thought-through essay to show that I am serious about going abroad and have done my research. After that, I signed a contract that obligated me to pay whatever fees come and submitted an actual application to University of Sussex. According to Mike, the Study Abroad director, that was just a formality, since UW has an exchange agreement with Sussex and I’ve been accepted already. Phew! After that it was just a long, long wait until I got an official letter of acceptance from Sussex. Now I’m moving on to the next couple of phases – applying for a visa and arranging housing.
That’s about it for now. Next step is to mail in all my documents to the English consulate in New York and reserve a place to live in at Sussex :)
Thank you for everyone’s patience! Happy Thanksgiving for those living in the States and for those who don’t, stay strong – it’s almost the weekend!
More resources:
Avoid These 6 Mistakes For A Tension-Free Stay In Europe As A Student
HOW TO HACK YOUR UNDERGRAD STUDIES
MY STUDY ABROAD STORY: THE BEGINNING
WAYS TO HACK YOUR UNDERGRAD STUDIES
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