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Six Ways to Improve Your Experience When Studying Abroad

<p>If you want to get the most of your studying experience&comma; there are a few things that you can do very easily&period; Here are some of them&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol>&NewLine;<li>Study regularly ahead of time&colon; About six months before your departure&comma; you should study ahead of the time&period; There are many things that you can learn&period; As an example&comma; you need to learn local language and things that you will study in the college&period; Foreign students often need to do more things&comma; related to immigration&comma; accommodation&comma; part-time jobs and others&period; It would be a good thing if you learn about all the important things ahead of time&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Seek new friends&colon; Foreign students should aim to make new friends&period; It will be much more comfortable if you hang out with locals&period; They should be able to show the ropes of the area&comma; such as looking for new foods and speak the local languages&period; You may find that the local language is more complex than what you thought previously&comma; because each area could have distinct vocabulary and accents&comma; although they share the same root language&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Go out more&colon; It can be quite intimidating to interact as a foreigner&comma; but you shouldn’t be total nerd when studying abroad&period; It is true that you need to work and study hard&period; You may waste money and time&comma; if you get only mostly C&comma; when you study abroad&period; Talk to your advisors to know how to achieve the best results&comma; without spending too much time&period; This is the time when you can travel and enjoy your surroundings&period; It’s obvious that you need to have good knowledge about time management&period; Find out what the acceptable minimum effort to get at least 3&period;00 GPA and you should go beyond that&comma; but it doesn’t mean that you should spend your time in library all the time&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Get contact information of classmates&colon; At the beginning of class and at day one&comma; you should approach as many classmates as possible&period; Ask for their names and their contact information&comma; such as email and phone numbers&period; Show that you have genuine intention to interact and people will react well&period; Ask a little bit about them and they will be glad to start the conversation&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Stay in touch with those in your home country&colon; Because you will spend at least a few years in a distant country&comma; you should always stay in touch with friends and family&period; Social media is an affordable and easy way to do this&comma; compared with phone calls and text messages&semi; which can be quite costly&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Volunteer&colon; During weekends and holidays&comma; you can give back to the local community by volunteering&period; There are social works that you can do&period; People will appreciate your willingness to help and this is an effective way to interact with locals&period; You can also learn about local culture and native language more easily by volunteering&comma; because people will be eager to interact with you&period; If possible&comma; choose a volunteer program that’s related to your area of study&comma; which will look great in your resume&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;

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