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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our oldest just started at Beloit this year. He really likes it. Small classes, engaged professors, more relaxed vibe. And I really can't complain that it costs the same as our average state school.[/quote]

I thought Beloit looked really great, kind of a less obnoxious Reed or Bard, but I could not sell my kid on Wisconsin. [/quote]

My sibling and I both went there; we're west coasters. It was a great experience for both of us. One thing that was important to both of us was study abroad opportunities -- we both spent one full year abroad with no issues.

For better or for worse, it doesn't have the most Wisconsin-y vibes... the closest meaningful airport is O'Hare and a pretty big chunk of people go there from Chicago and Chicagoland. [/quote]

You can study abroad with “no issues” while attending virtually any college or university in this country. Beloit is by no means special when it comes to that.[/quote]

Depends on when the poster graduated. I attended a school a bit ago where many, many kids went on study abroad, including athletes and STEM majors. The whole curriculum was set up to facilitate this. Some overseas centers were offered that were one of kind for any US college/university.

Lots of schools do this now but much less so then and at that scale. [/quote]

I will concede that you have made a good point, but all that means is that the Beloit booster’s data is so old that it’s meaningless.  And I guess I should add that I have no doubt that I studied abroad long before the Beloit poster, as did my Big Ten spouse, and neither one of us had any trouble.

The bottom line is study abroad is not a uniquely CTCL thing by any means.  [/quote]

You’re talking yourself into circles, and also, as the Beloit ‘booster’ you cite, what the heck is your problem? A poster said something positive about the school. I concurred and shared a line about my experience. Now I’m a ‘booster,’ who needs to defend my comment about study abroad?

Whatever. There’s data on this topic. Somewhere between 3 and 6% of students study abroad; at Beloit it’s in the 30% range. Other colleges have more, others less, it’s possible many places but not all, IN MY EXPERIENCE it was a straightforward and easy process and I valued that. Do with that what you will. [/quote]

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