What are the best places to study abroad?
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There are so many choices.  You should really consider what your goals are.  Like the Cheshire Cat said to Alice, (I'm paraphrasing) "If you don't know where you're headed, it doesn't matter which road you take."\n\nIt seems like one thing to consider is whether the study abroad program will help you accomplish your degree goals.  That depends a lot on what your major is.  You can start by talking to the advisor in your major department.  After all, you don't want to spend all this tuition money on a study abroad unless it will help you do SOMETHING.\n\nYour school might also have a study-abroad office that has worked with students from your major before, so you should definitely talk to them too.  They can make recommendations.  The school might also have programs that are designed to help students from your school specifically.  Those are good to check out, but they are not the only options.  There are also grant programs that help students pay for their study abroad.  For example, a program that helps students study in Germany is the DAAD (www.daad.org).\n\nIn my case, I looked at my upcoming situation in the summer of 2002 and said, "I've been studying Spanish for a year, and I have some money and time.  Why don't I study in a Spanish-speaking country this summer?"  I searched the 'net for study-abroad programs and ended up making contact with a small university in Mexico City.  They helped me find a family to stay with while I was there (I paid rent for the room and breakfast) and I took classes at that school.  It definitely gave me the experience I was looking for: strengthening my Spanish skills and getting to know Spanish-speaking culture.  So, in my case, I feel that I had a successful study-abroad experience that I was able to arrange on my own and not through the school.  I'm quite a risk-taker, so it wasn't scary to me to do this on my own.  However, if you go with a program from your school, it might be a little more familiar.\n\nOn the other hand, as a friend of mine commented, if you go with a program from your school, you spend a lot of time with people from your school, unless you're willing to branch out and meet new people on your own.\n\nAlso, I have to admit that, going on my own to Mexico, I probably spent at least as much or more money than I would have spent with the pre-arranged program.\n\nI'm studying German now and I am thinking of going abroad next summer too, so obviously I had such a good experience that I'm willing to repeat it.
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Travel, travel, travel. \n\nI recommend Italy - great place for young people, lots of university age students in the Florence area.
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Voted as one of the most livable cities in the world, Melbourne is ideal for study abroad students. Relatively small (population b/w 3 to 4 million), the city is spread extensively due to the many suburbs. The city centre is almost 20 blocks or so, with the Yarra river flowing at the south. \nMany good-looking girls, infact some of the most beautiful girls in the world come from Australia. After all, the last Miss Universe was Australian.\nMelbourne is a very laid-back city, with a huge international population. It's extremely multi-cultural and this diversity makes for a great living.\nThe seasons for Melbourne are as follows:\nSpring - September to November\nSummer - December to February\nAutumn - March to May\nWinter - June to August\nThis is not the definitive assesment, global warming has changed things around. Melbourne remains relatively cooler compared to Sydney and Brisbane. You should be able to get a few good weeks to enjoy the beach, after which things will be cooler. Try the Gold Coast in Queensland for more beach fun.
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Histroically speaking, the University of Baghdad has been a great place to get an education. But due to Saddam Hussien's leadership, and the US bombing of and invasion of Iraq, it's a very dangerous place to be now.\n\nJust go study somewhere else until things calm down, assuming that you are AdAMANT on studying in IRAQ. I wouldn't if i was you.\n\nIf you want to experience the Middle East, go study in Cairo or Lebanon. (I took a semester abroad in Cairo more than 10 years ago, was the best experience of my educational life.)
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Seoul Foreign High School is an AWESOME!!! place. It has wonderful teachers and a great reputation making getting into a college WAY to easy.
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you can do your studies in abroad in future
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Studying abroad is a great way to see the world while learning something on the way. The main issue would arise when you have to pay for International Student Tuition Fees and accommodations. These fees are much higher for an International student compared to what you will pay at a domestic post secondary school. \n\nAnother thing you will face is a bit of culture shock - which could be worse depending on the type of person you are.\n\nBeing located somewhere very far from home can also be very difficult to try and get home quickly and easily when an emergency happens back home.\n\nThose are just some of the negatives - overall it would be a once in a lifetime experience. You will never be 19, 20, 21 or whatever age you are, so live it up.
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Studying abroad is always a good thing, it gives you a wider background, apart from looking excellent on your resume.  I would say USA for chemical engineering, see the link below for the best USA Universities.\n\nI would definitely add, to be aware that since the 9/11 aftermath, there have been more background investigations on Student Visa--just be prepared to showcase your entire history when applying for a STUDENT VISA to the USA.\n\nGood Luck and Prosper...;*!*;...
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Check out the Fulbright program.  From that page, you should be able to access other links about teaching abroad.
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Try Sciences Po, ENA or some of the Paris universities. There also are some French business schools ranked in the world's top 20 (Insead, HEC, Lyon and Grenoble management schools). If you want to go to some university, fees are gonna be very cheap.
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There are some really fine universities in California, and many of them have foreign students. Look at University of California Los Angeles, University of California Berkeley, and Stanford. Those are probably the three best, but "best" really depends on what you intend to major in. For example - Engineering, go to UC Berkeley. Film? UCLA. Business? Stanford.
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Look at South African Universities.  You will get excellent courses there.
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Try www.gradschools.com. This should give you some of the information you need. If you want to do your ph.d abroad click on search for schools outside the U.S. and then you can click on the degree you want to do your work in. From there it should give you the other info you are looking for. Good luck in your studies.
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A school in or very close to a major city helps like sam said: Washington DC, NYC, Boston, Philly, Chicago, Los Angeles (or any major Californian city).\n\nThat would mean Georgetown, George Washington, American University (which I hear has great study abroad programs), Harvard, Boston University, Tufts University, Boston College, Columbia, NYU, UPenn, Swarthmore, Temple, UChicago, Northwestern, Stanford.\n\nDuke (in Durham, near the NC state capital of Raleigh), Davidson (just outside of Charlotte, NC, really good for International Diplomacy) and Yale (in CT, an hour or two driving distance from NYC) come to mind for schools that aren't right in the thick of things but still have stellar political science departments.\n\nBut there are great state schools for political science too: UNC-CH, UVirginia, UGeorgia, UMichigan (Ann Arbor), UTexas, UCLA, Penn State.  Some of these are in/near major metropolitan areas, others are not.\n\nSome smaller liberal arts colleges like Haverford, Grinnell, and Skidmore also have great political science programs and should not be overlooked.\n\nFor international diplomacy, many of the aforemention schools also are strong in that area (political science being obviously related to international diplomacy).  Often the smaller liberal arts colleges can arrange for a more meaningful semester/year for study abroad (versus larger universities) which is one of the most practical ways to learn international relations and diplomacy since you'll have to do it, at least a little, on a daily basis.\n\nHope this helps.
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1. Boston. There are so very many students there, the town is hopping, and the public transit system is outstanding. You can get anywhere from anywhere on the T. And the town is eminently walkable. Boston has the largest number of university students anywhere in the US. Being a student there is really something. \n\n2. New York City. Their subway system is extensive, the city is the hub of the world, and there are lots of universities to chose from.\n\n3. Chicago. The EL goes most everywhere, there are lots of universities, and it's a funky bad-a** town in which to be a student. \n\nGainesville, Florida is another that someone mentioned. That's not as good re: transit. There are lots of busses, but not all the bus lines go everywhere, and the town is so huge that things really aren't walkable. Still, if you live near the University, then the bus system in that area of town is extensive. Lots of students. Nice night life. \n\nI'd suggest looking at UMass Amherst, Smith, Mt. Holyoke, or Hampshire College. These five colleges are in the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts. There are free busses connecting the schools, the towns are really walkable, there's a heck of a student scene, and a really funky night life. A wonderful place to go to school.
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It's not! Study abroad gives you cross cultural perspectives and often hands on experience you can't get stateside... especially if you're studying politics, bussiness, sociology, anthropology, history, languages, bussiness, or envoronmental biology. Also, when are you going to have the oppertunity to go to say, ukraine or Italy again in your life
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Nearly all universities in Australia have overseas student programs. You can get a good list from the University Guide http://www.thegoodguides.com.au/