Twenty-six College of Business students turned out to the Robert Family Events Room on Jan. 21 to learn about studying abroad from a seven-person panel with first-hand experience.
Among the words of advice passed along by the panelists during the “Get Going” session:
- Immerse yourself in the culture.
- Be a sponge – absorb all you encounter.
- Learn at least a bit of the language.
- Remember that grades aren’t all that matter.
- Focus on the whole experience.
- Try the food.
- Don’t be afraid to say yes.
- Branch out and meet people.
Making up the panel were Rachael Korbel, who studied in Italy; Jason Duncan (Norway); Ruby Sutton (Austria); Virginia Tat (Germany); Nathaniel Berry (Czech Republic); Mark Scheidler (Denmark); and Stefan Herrenbruck (Austria).
Korbel is a design student who took part in a study abroad program at fashion and design school Accademia Italiana. The remaining students on the panel went abroad via the Arthur Stonehill International Exchange Program, a partnership between the College of Business and universities in 12 countries; the others are Australia, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and Thailand.
Also available, for design students, is an exchange program at Hanyang University in South Korea.
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