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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Despite the posts on this thread, its really not all that its cracked up to be.  Be careful: safety (?) they just don't like Americans (and you can kid yourself if think its not true); costs (as noted elsewhere); and the one thing they don't tell you----the student will not get all of the credits they need to graduate in 4 years without making up a course of two in either the summer or taking on an additional load in a semester (which is generally a real surprise).  Finally, its really about visiting the countries.  A future employer couldn't care less whether the student did or did not study abroad.

Its really hard to understand how someone views not studying abroad "as the biggest mistake in their life"?  Really?[/quote]

I took literally no courses that applied to my major abroad and still graduated on time without any summer classes.  You just need to plan ahead.[/quote]
+1000. Plus, any halfway decent school has a study abroad department and provides advisors that will work with you to figure out the classes you need to take in order to stay on track. It's really not that hard. Schools take their 4 yr graduation rates VERY seriously. They wouldn't be encouraging kids to go abroad if it would screw up their progress.[/quote]

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