Stan Conley: i was going to say if you have the money sure go for it. i've always wanted to go to australia. it's probably a lot like here though just with funny accents. it's good they speak english though makes things easier. you have to decide your own finances and how much of a rush you're in to graduate. It took me 7 years or more to get a bachelors degree but then again i'm a total slacker and pretty much unemployed now. i have a useless degree though. the only good job i ever had was straight out of college i went to teach in china. I never studied abroad though. I only need to go to australia and anarctica and i will have visited every continent. it depends how you live now too... i don't want to convince you but look at it like this. how much more money is it going to be? what kind of school u go to now? do you live on campus or at home? If you go to a private college now paying 30k a year or so, maybe 20-25 and live on campus or in an apartment. those are the sa! me expenses you'd pay over there. the plane is only 1000 bucks. you spend 30k anyway, whats another 1000? hotels and living expenses are often the largest part of it, if you have to pay for a dorm here or there anyway it doesn't matter much. go to china live like a king for 3000$. it can be a little dirty and completely alien but thats why we travel. i wouldn't suggest that last bit actually as it is difficult and not all fun time. Some students actually take their tests in english even indians take tests in english in china. they don't have all languages but you can choose english or chinese probably. a month is not a lot of time. i went to work in china in like 2 weeks (beware people rushing you in and saying don't worry about it just come, they are desperate for a reason), but now i'm thinking 2 months is not enough time for me to move to buffalo to start grad school. time is one thing, money another, you seem hesitant. i often have big ideas and as the time comes i get ! nervous. part of the reason some may rush you like i did in ch! ina (i was happy to pick up and go), is that they know most will get cold feet, they want you to just drop it and come not that they want to trick you (in my own case), your rush of course is your own doing. you could go there in the fall and have 6 months to plan it out if you're serious. then again if you don't pick up and go now you may never. for better or worse who knows. maybe diving in head 1st gets things done sometimes....Show more
Kristina Brockwell: It's a hard call to make, and only you can really answer the question for yourself. Personally, I say that the life experience and the new range of language and social skills that you will learn from studying abroad will be of more interest to a potential employer and therefore benefit you in the long run.Here's a link that might help explain how the whole " Transferiing your Grades " After studying abroad works - http://www.tumbit.com/how-to-guides/articles/102-a......Show more
Toya Braskett: It sounds ! from your question that you are leaning away from going on Study Abroad. I had the opportunity to do a study abroad over a summer term. This way, it did not put me back on my graduation plan at all. I was not able to spend as much time in a different country but it was well worth the time and money. It is a hard choice to make but I highly recommend it.
Rosie Travino: don't have a second thought just carry on with it its one in a life time opportunity
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