“Students 'Study Abroad'” |
| Posted: 15 Oct 2010 08:53 AM PDT Ever wanted to travel to a different country? Have you been held back from pursuing that desire because of personal finances? The Western Illinois University Center for International Studies might have a solution for you. The Center for International Studies held a meeting in the University Union on Wednesday for undergraduates interested in its Study Abroad program. Interested attendees discovered that with more than 50 countries to visit almost any place in the world is within reach. Previous Study Abroad student Ethan Knight, a junior theatre major who traveled to Wagga Wagga, Australia last spring, attended the meeting to encourage students to consider studying abroad. "Go abroad! Because never in your life would you ever be able to go to another country for so cheap," Knight said. "I had the best time of my life." Those not looking to stay abroad as long as a year or semester have the opportunity to take advantage of programs as long as three months or even for the duration of spring break. "Money is not a problem," said Kim McDaniel, Study Abroad adviser. "A lot of times students find out that they can get more funding; there are scholarships." McDaniel also discussed the program cost ratio for schools in other countries compared to tuition and fees at Western. "The prices you pay for Western and the prices you pay for studying abroad will be the same," McDaniel said. The most affordable and easiest way to study abroad, however, is by exchanging with a student in the country of your choice. The process required to study abroad is rather simple. There are only two stages, the first being simply to apply. After that, advisors at Western take care of things like eligibility, rural or urban placement, finances and credits. Students who study abroad do not have to worry about losing or making up credits either, as classes taken at Western Illinois University are weighted with classes taken abroad. "We know that most people don't want to be in college longer than they need to be," McDaniel said. At the end of the meeting several students gathered together to discuss their plans to study abroad in the future. "It seems like fun. I didn't really know anything about studying abroad before I came here. Now I kind of have an idea," said Jamie Hummel, freshman health science major and Spanish minor. "I want to go to Spain!" The next Study Abroad meeting will be held in the Algonquin Room on Tuesday, Oct. 19 at 3:30 p.m. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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