The college (or uni) experience is very important to a lot of students. Our ideas of what life would be like while attending different universities can add or remove schools from our list when we’re deciding. Once we’re already in uni, it can make or break our time there. And three or more years in the same environment is a […]
The College Experience: Know What You’re Getting Yourself Into, Anywhere in the World
Reverse Culture Shock: The Adjustment They Don’t Prepare You For
If you’ve ever discussed traveling abroad, you’ve undoubtedly heard about culture shock. Adjusting to a new culture, new foods, new language or slang– new everything, really– can be extremely difficult. The more different the cultures, the more of a shock you get when you travel. For example, when I first went to the UK, the differences were fairly small, so […]
The Little Things That Add Up
Culture shock can absolutely ruin a trip, or at least the beginning of it. It can make moving to a new culture difficult, and it takes time to overcome. Some places will be easier to adjust to than others. It just depends on how similar the cultures are. Coming from the U.S., the UK wasn’t much of a culture shock. […]
An American Student’s Guide to UCAS
If, as an American student, you decide to study in the UK, you will almost undoubtedly encounter the UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) application. It’s essentially the British version of the Common App. It’s pretty straightforward, but it’s not written for international students. Differences in terminology and some parts of the application can make the UCAS difficult and confusing […]
Why Study Abroad?
It’s a big decision and bigger adventure. Is it for you? Where do you want to go to college? This question probably isn’t new for most American students. What comes to mind when you hear it? An Ivy League school? A state college? A military college? A party school? Or maybe just the cheapest college you can find? […]