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Interviews With First Generation College Students Abroad
There is no single, specific first generation college student. Every person has his or her own stories and different backgrounds. I interviewed two of my friends who shared their own perspectives on being first generation college students. My friend Andrew Stiehler is a junior and a double major in accounting and finance at the University…
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Custom Programs
Your vision. Our resources. Create your own unique program for study abroad For more than a decade, IFSA has been working with our partner institutions—more than 500 of them—to create and run customized study-abroad programs that have served thousands of students. Our quality, thoughtfulness, collaboration, and support speak for themselves: many of our partners have…
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Program Development History
Updated: Feb. 19, 2025 IFSA strives to build new program offerings and update existing program offerings in anticipation of and reaction to student needs. In addition, our program nomenclature is being updated for ease and consistency. The following lists new program releases, renamed and/or redeveloped programs, and discontinued programs. This information will be updated as…
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My Time in Cork
I was the only student from Providence College that attended University College Cork in Fall 2021, and I remember feeling intimidated yet excited. There were so many places to see, people to meet, and memories to make that I knew it would be exciting starting fresh. With only one other student in my IFSA program,…
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Taking a Leap of Faith
Downtown Sydney Opera House at Night Ariel WurstaWhile deciding where I wanted to study abroad, I always had a feeling I would want to go to Australia. I go to Muhlenberg College, a small school of 2,200 undergraduate students located 15 minutes from my house. I personally had never left home for longer than 2…
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Bucket List Goals: With the IFSA Learning Plan, You’re Not Alone
Before studying abroad with IFSA, all students fill out an application stating the goals that they want to achieve while studying abroad. The goals are framed in three categories: professional, academic, and personal. The IFSA learning plan is then reviewed and revised with IFSA staff during several meetings on campus during your study abroad experience…
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Making Music and Meaning – A Digital Story
“The extra effort I put in at the beginning to create experiences that meant something special to me is what made my semester in Ireland so unforgettable.“National University of Ireland (NUI) Galway Fall 2017 student Madeleine Connolly showcases how she was able to get involved with the traditional Irish music scene and connect more with…
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What People Don’t Tell You About Traveling Abroad
As a first generation college student studying abroad, there are several things that I found that are not really discussed when researching going abroad. As someone who had not traveled abroad and who’s immediate family hadn’t either, these things would have been great to know while I was planning my study abroad experience. Even on…
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Irish Music in My Bones – A Digital Story
Samantha W. | Colgate University | University College Dublin Partnership in Dublin, Ireland “No matter where I went in Ireland, the traditional music of the country kept finding me.” https://www.youtube.com/embed/XUkU-nleOPk?feature=oembed
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Internationally Inclined
When students return from overseas, it’s quite common to hear them use the phrase, “study abroad changed my life.” While I loved the five months I spent in the heart of Sydney, Australia, I would be more likely to say that study abroad shaped my life. Studying overseas not only provided me with international friendships and personal…
