Search results for: “summer”
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Life-Long Skills: The Professional Benefits of Studying Abroad
There are countless reasons to study abroad from academic development to cultural immersion to personal growth. Another is developing pre-professional skills. Many students, however, assume studying abroad and being out the country will hurt their chances for a summer internship or job. That might not be the case. Myth: You will miss out on the…
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Program Updates
September 15, 2022 Upcoming Deadlines All Oxford Colleges: December 15Based on feedback from the University of Oxford Colleges, IFSA is establishing an early application deadline of December 15th for Fall, Academic Year, and Spring Term Programs. By adding an early deadline, we expect to improve acceptance rates for IFSA students in these highly competitive programs.…
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How Pride and Community Empowered Me While Abroad in Rome
Being a part of minoritized communities while abroad may seem intimidating and scary, but my experiences with identity helped me through my first time in a foreign country. I am intersectional – there is not one identity that solely describes who I am. I am a First-Generation college student, I am queer, I am Asian…
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Are You Ready to Embrace a New Culture?
An essential aspect of having an open mind when interning abroad is being able to embrace the culture of the place you visit. In my case, adapting to Mexico was not a problem because I love its culture. Starting from how welcoming the Mexicans make you feel, the exotic and delicious food you can try,…
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“Abroad Changed Me”-Mental Illness and Embodying a Cliche
I left the United States for the first time in the summer of 2019 right before my freshman year of college. I had very little travel experience. I could count the number of flights I had taken on one hand. Entering college, I did not think that I would study abroad. As someone who has…
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Rediscovering Myself Through Studying Abroad
Studying abroad in London made me reflect on who I was, who I am, and who I want to be. The sound of “studying abroad” connotes a lot of “news” – at least for me. Exploring new cities and cultures, meeting new people, and discovering new passions. All of them were true, but in retrospect,…
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Catalonia Beauty: Exploring the City of Girona
During our time abroad, my classmates and I learned extensively about the complex history of Barcelona as well as the entire region of Catalonia. Not only have the citizens dealt with political upheaval, civil war and economic struggles since becoming a Spanish territory, the majority remain so passionate about achieving independence from the Spanish government…
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Being the Change: The IFSA Diversity & Inclusion Update
October 15, 2021 What did we do this summer? Lots of work on diversity and inclusion! It matters to us, just like we know it matters to you and your students. That’s why we’d like to share the significant progress we’ve made with our You Belong Here Initiative, an organization-wide effort that reflects the depth…
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Program Development News, September 2021
September 20, 2021 We have been hard at work behind the scenes to continue program development and updates using your valuable feedback. A timeline of upcoming changes and exciting developments coming in Fall 2022: Summer 2022• IFSA Summer in London program launches, deadline is April 1, 2022• Programs in India now titled: IFSA Summer in…
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Meet Jan Kieling, Champion of Diversity
June 16, 2021 IFSA board member Jan Kieling is longtime proponent of diversifying study abroad. After 35 years at Berkeley Study Abroad, Jan retired in 2000—only to continue adding valuable insights to the field as an openly gay study abroad professional. Explore her contributions and take advantage of her advice to increase study abroad access…
