Category Stories: STEM
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The Top 5 Ways I can Leverage My Study Abroad Experience as a Science Professional
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If you’re a STEM major, you might be thinking, “What could studying for a semester or two in another country possibly have to do with my future success?”And as a cognitive science major, I get that. But being a good scientist and a desirable candidate for a job takes much more than fulfilling a list of…
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Engineers Abroad: 4 Tips to Make it Happen
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For engineers, it can be difficult to study abroad. Many schools only want you to take engineering courses with their professors. Many courses have laboratory components that make it difficult to take equivalent courses elsewhere. However, I, as an engineering student at Cornell, was able to study abroad in Ireland during the spring semester of my…
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Underrepresented: A Call for Men to Study Abroad
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Men, it’s time to take a step out of our comfort zones. It’s time to address our fears of unfamiliar environments. What am I referring to? Unfortunately, college men have a stigma toward studying abroad. Each year, only half as many men study abroad as women. For one reason or another, guys tend to be…
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Can a Pre-Med Student Really Go Abroad?
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When the words study abroad come up, most pre-med students shiver and think that could never happen for them, with so many course requirements and activities to be able to put on the resume. But I am here to completely bust that myth. I am currently a senior, finished with my pre-med requirements and I…
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Igniting Chemistry in Cardiff: A Digital Story
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https://www.youtube.com/embed/RCekgo0VI1E Laura Litwin is a student at Drake University and studied abroad with IFSA at Cardiff University in 2013.
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