Studying Abroad

I'm going to give a slightly different perspective to the other two reviews so far on this subject, as I'm going to discuss studying at University abroad - because that's what I did. So, a bit of background on how I ended up studying at a foreign University... I was in my final year of my biology undergraduate degree at Birmingham when I started looking into what I wanted to do next. I had specialised in zoology (animals) and to get further in this field you need a postgraduate degree, so I decided I wanted to continue my education and do a Masters' degree (MSc). I looked at MSc courses at all the decent Universities in the UK but I couldn't find anything that ...  Read the complete review

Having attended schools in a few different countries, and having children who wish to to the same, I thought I might share a bit of insight on studying abroad. It is a serious proposition that all too often goes unrealised, all for lack of proper preparation. A few things are essential. 1. Fitting the right foreign school to your needs. As a child, we moved a lot because of my father's job, and I often was at a school for less than a year, sometimes not even for a full term. And while I picked up useful phrases in another tongue quite quickly, the possibility arose that I would not have enough time to learn a language well enough to be able to ...  Read the complete review

I realize this concentrates more on working that studying abroad, although I have been to schools and colleges on foreign turf too, but it’s really just a collection of ramblings about my experience of living abroad, applicable no matter what you’re doing out there. If “living” means “visiting” then I’ve “lived” in more than 15 countries in the last 15 years. But living doesn’t mean that to me. To “live” somewhere in my mind means a long term stay, at least a month but usually more, for purposes other than tourism – for studying or working for example. With this definition, I’ve ...  Read the complete review