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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]

Who is "they?"

As for employers not caring less -- so untrue. Most big business is very interested in employee mobility and are very interested in students willing to move abroad for secondments. Students who've studied abroad probably are a lot more willing to do this. [/quote]On the Common Application, several of DC's desired colleges ask DC in what countries has DC lived in even though the U.S. citizen box is checked.[/quote]

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