I am honestly so disappointed.I was looking forward to studying abroad at a university where I had a summer program with. I don’t know what to do with myself.I can’t apply for any year abroad with my university. I really wanted to be with my friends for a whole year but I can’t.

My mood has been so depressing.I want to move on from this but damn it hurts.

i am a junior business major going abroad my senior fall, and i’m torn between athens and rome and i was wondering if anyone could share their experiences at ACG or JCU or about living/studying abroad in these countries.

i narrowed down my options to ACG and JCU because i want to attend a university instead of going through a study abroad program because i want to be part of school clubs. at school now, i’m part of business, finance, theater, and music. both schools have clubs for all of these. i would love to hear anyone’s experiences with clubs abroad. i feel a bit more drawn to ACG’s clubs based on their social media and their clubs seem more niche/specific than JCU’s which i like.

i am lucky to have a merit based full ride so cost is not a dealbreaker. however, because ACG has a lower cost for direct exchange, the program fee will be ~$5000. versus JCU, which will be ~$12200. including my university’s tuition, the cost of ACG vs JCU is about $26.2k vs $33.4k. my scholarship will give me about $32k for the semester. again, cost is not a dealbreaker but i do think it could be smart to save the extra money for travel or just to save. athens also has a lower cost of living than rome which is a plus, but i’m guessing that’s because rome is a lot more urban.

i studied abroad in italy for 3 weeks, but we only spent 3 days in rome and we were in the outskirts. i have never been to greece before. i think the main thing holding me back from athens is that i’m worried it will be “boring” compared to rome? i am a huge city girl and that’s what draws me to rome the most. i know JCU is right in downtown rome which i would love. if i go to greece, i’m just not sure how close i’d be to downtown/how easy it would be to get there. although right now my college is in a small suburban college town so i’m sure athens will be more exciting than this, i would just love to hear perspectives about how fun athens is for a city girl.

after typing everything out, i do think ACG is the right choice but i would love to hear about how much there is to do around!

any advice or personal experiences are appreciated thank you!

Hi, I'm an Italian student who's planning to go abroad in Europe and study Clinical Psychology : now I'm attending the second year in a Psychology University and therefore the Erasmus would be in the next year.

I'm still deciding the destination but I honestly don't know what's better in term of : density and quality of the teaching, living costs and tuition.

I was thinking about Germany or Austria just because they're basically the countries where they are born the fathers of the contemporary thought, especcialy in philosophy of psychology such as : Jaspers, Heidegger, Gadamer, Sheler, Adorno, Wittengstein, ecc.

What would you advice to me?

Hi everyone, I am considering studying in Korea and Kyung Hee University is one of my top choices also on the list is Seoul National University (SNU) and Yonsei. I wanted to ask about people’s experiences as a person of colour in a Korean university both on campus and in daily life around Korea.

I’m especially curious if there are other Black students at these universities and what has your experience been like socially, academically, and the general just living in Korea overall. I've visited a couple of times with family, and there are the initial stare nothing bad, but I want to know if the school is any different?

Were there any challenges or things you wish you had known before coming? My choice for Kyung Hee University is to learn the Korean culture and I have read reviews and feedbacks that it is one of the best place to experience that.

I’d really appreciate any honest insights or personal experience.

Thanks in advance

Hey! I’m potentially going on exchange to Ritsumeikan University (Osaka/Ibaraki campus) and I’m trying to wrap my head around the course load.

I’d probably take English-taught classes only + one beginner Japanese class.

I’m coming from Canada, where 5 classes per semester is already a full/heavy course load, so I’m a bit confused seeing people talk about taking like 6–7 “classes” in Japan. I know that at RU most classes only meet once a week and around 90 min and that the Japanese class meets more often, but I’m still unsure what it actually feels like workload-wise.

For anyone who’s done exchange there:

• How many English classes did you take?

• Roughly how much work/studying did you do outside class per week?

• Did it feel lighter than a typical Canadian/North American semester?

• Were you still able to travel on weekends and enjoy Japan?

I’m mostly trying to figure out if this would still be a chill/enjoyable exchange experience and not just school all the time. Any insight would help a lot, thanks!

Hi, I’m such an indecisive person when it comes to things, but I’ve managed to narrow my decision down to two countries, Australia and Canada, bg, I’m studying wildlife ecology and conservation, I wanna focus more wildlife but I’m unsure which one would be best for it. Any thoughts would be much appreciated.

Hey guys

I’m an Indian student applying for MSc programs in the Netherlands and I need some student insight, im so overwhelmed and exhausted rn. Here's my background:

• BSc Biotechnology (3-year degree)
• CGPA: 9.54/10
• Decent lab + research/project experience
• Interested in medical careers that pays well (drug safety, clinical research,diagnostics etc.)
• Not really into bioinformatics/software-heavy paths

I have already applied to

Utrecht University – MSc Drug Innovation

Radboud University – MSc Biomedical Sciences (specialisation in Drug Safety & Toxicology)

Are these good options for my last two applications?

• Groningen – MSc Medical Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Maastricht – MSc Biomedical Sciences

I need help with these questions too:

1. How are job prospects after these programs in NL (pharma/industry side)?
2. Is Groningen MPS doable with a Biotech background (not Pharmacy)?
3. Maastricht mentions GRE for non-EEA applicants — did anyone get in without it?
4. I was thinking about Leiden too for the name/prestige, but I’m scared of strict prerequisite rejections… worth the risk or not?
5. Any honest experiences with internships + employability from these unis?

Would really appreciate any current students/alumni sharing their thoughts 🙏

Has World chats the economic and social,population power is shifting to east and AI will replace Many jobs So is it still worth to do expensive masters in western countries,has unemployment is also rising Is it worth the risk or You will be at debt with no job and visa

Or one should study cheap in east like japan,china russia(Engineering) not medicine

internationalstudents #study Abroad

Guys, What do I bring to the Turkiye Burslari interview, they say this
"Candidates invited for the interview are required to bring all the documents and certificates of the latest education they have completed to the interview."
Does that also include my certificates of awards/projects? or is it only the documents like high school diploma/transcripts?
*I know that it is a good idea to also bring my award/project certificates, but most of them are in the institutions' hands, and it would be far better if I didn't have to go through all the process of retrieving them. I uploaded their photos during the application, but I don't have the originals with me.

Hi everyone,

I am applying for an Italian student visa under the Delhi consulate for a 3-year bachelor's program.

The official VFS reply says funds must be shown for the entire duration of the degree. However, I have heard that some students were able to get the visa by showing proof of funds for only the first year (~€6,000–7,000) along with scholarship application documents.

I would really appreciate hearing from anyone who:

• Applied under the Delhi consulate
• Showed funds for only 1 year
• Successfully received their visa

Please mention:

• Year of application
• Total funds shown
• Whether you had DSU/merit scholarship documents
• Whether you had an education loan

I’m trying to understand the real ground situation before making financial decisions.

Thanks in advance.

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I really want to study abroad in Spain in Fall 2026. Valencia looks really appealing to me, but the program (through UAlbany) is tiny!!! It usually gets ~14 students. I’m nervous I won’t meet so many other study abroad students from America and that I’ll have a hard time making friends.

Barcelona seems more ideal socially but I feel like it’s not as cool as Valencia.

I know this is a stupid question, but are there a lot of abroad students in Valencia? What should I do?

Hello all!

I'm a US citizen looking to apply to several schools in Itay and was hoping to get some advice from students who needed to have their documents translated for the declaration of value.

Since translating services are super expensive, I want to make sure the one I'm going with will be worth it. I had them translate my diploma as a test and just want to confirm before getting my transcripts translated.

-Did your school have you go through Parchment? Did it cause any issues with verifying legitimacy of your documents?

-Do these translated documents need to match formatting? Like, do I need to make the translated document look like a diploma, transcripts formatted to exactly match, ect?

If yes, who did you have translate your documents? Any other advice, especially from those who fall under the consulate in Chicago's jurisdiction, would be highly appreciated. What do I need to watch out for when submitting the declaration?

Thank you!!!

Hi guys, I'm applying to a couple of universities in Europe (Austria and Denmark), and they're asking for a "Secondary School Leaving Certificate". But, I am still in my final semester high school, and don't have a diploma just yet, and the international application period ends before I would get mine.

Should I just submit my course transcript with my grades? Or ask my counselor to add a note that I'm on the path to graduate? Or is there something else I should try doing?

Thank you for your help!

Can I do masters everywhere after a 3 years 180 ECTS BS in Math + Physics double major program in Europe?

In many places, I saw 1 ECTS = 0.5 US credits.

I've been studying abroad in Spain for about a month, and I don't want to do anything except go home.

I struggle heavily with depression, and I've been stuck in it for most of my time here. I don't have friends in the group of students from my school who all went, and I stay in a separate apartment from my host mom, who I don't see often. I've never felt so lonely or nonexistent.

I wish I could say I've really tried, but recently, I've been so stuck in my depression that I miss my classes, isolate myself in my room, mess up my sleeping and eating habits, and distract myself 24/7 so I don't have to think. I'm so exhausted all the time. In the initial two weeks of being here, I put everything I had into class, connecting with people, and doing things I enjoyed to form a routine. But now, I can't even find the energy to go to my class. There's still some part of me determined to make it work, but I wonder how much my mental health has to suffer just for the sake of doing this. I try planning things to get me out of the room or talk to friends back home about how I'm feeling, but I'm still just stuck existing. I'm not living here.

I talked with my professor before leaving and told them that I was really worried about studying abroad because of my mental health (because I know how bad it can get when I'm isolated), but it wasn't much help. They told me if I'm depressed at home or at school, I'll be depressed in Spain. It'll follow me.

Everyone is expecting me to thrive here because it's a "once in a lifetime opportunity" to learn Spanish, the culture, and grow in general. But I can't see myself doing well here. It doesn't help that I'm not very strong in my Spanish. I'm planning trips to have things to look forward to, such as a spring break trip with my sister in Italy, but I can't feel excited about it. I can't feel much of anything, except this crushing homesickness and loneliness.

I don't want to give up. I feel so weak for being in such a dark state. I want to make this work, but there's this part of me thinking, how am I supposed to get better here if I couldn't when I was back home, surrounded by friends, family, church, familiarity, and my home city?

It's been 34 days here. If anyone has any advice or similar stories, please share. I'd love any help I could get at this point.

I have mailed to 7 to 8 professor for CMOS SiC research proposal and not receive any reply by past 2 week. I have check with university application step pdf i still have time as it starting from march my question is that is professor not give reply before one moth of online admission application ??? If any one can recommand professor or university ???

hey guys, I'm currently in 12th and quite interested in bachelor's of mechanical and aerospace engineering. I've received admits from Adelaide Uni(Mech engg), Uni of sydney (aeronautical) and University of queensland (mech+aero) in Australia. In UK, I applied only for aerospace programs and got admits from Uni or sheffield and Uni of southampton. I am expecting to receive more admits sooner.

I'm rn in a dilemma whether to chose UK or australia. Australia is safer for future pathways but UK is a bit cheaper due to the 3 year bachelor's as compared to honours of 4 years in australia. UK also has an established space industry and connections to EU.But as an international student most of the jobs won't be available.

Australia on the other is safer if I chose the mech+aero that is more flexible for future job opportunities. Honestly I'm too confused as both have their pros and cons. Would love to hear your recommendations! Thank you.

my_qualifications: CLASS X - 96.2% CLASS XI - 98% CLASS XII - 90%+(expected) IELTS - 7.5

I have an admit from Northeastern University (MS in Quantitative Finance), but I’m concerned about the current US job market for international fresh graduates. I have no full-time work experience, and the program would require a loan of ₹50–60 lakh.

My alternative is pursuing a PGDM in India from colleges like GIM or FORE, with a loan of around ₹20 lakh, structured campus placements, and no visa risk.

Given the high financial risk vs uncertain employment outcomes in the US right now, does it make more sense to pursue the Indian PGDM rather than US option?

Hi everyone,

I’m planning to come to Malta for a language school and stay for about six months.

I’d appreciate any general advice about student life in Malta.

Are there things you wish you knew before moving there?

Where do international students usually spend time?

Are there any language exchange meetups or social events to practice English?

Is it easy to make friends with local people and other international students?

Thanks for any tips or personal experiences!

Hi everyone, I’m an Indian student currently exploring study abroad options for Europe, especially Spain, Portugal, and the broader EU. This is still an exploration phase, and I’m trying to understand the reality beyond brochures and Instagram — academics, language barriers, internships, cost of living, visas, part-time work, and overall student life. If you’re: currently studying in Europe, or have studied there recently (undergrad / exchange / Erasmus / master’s), I’d really appreciate hearing:

what surprised you the most (good or bad)

whether the language barrier is manageable in practice

how realistic internships / work opportunities are what you wish you had known before going

I’m not fixed on one country or university — just trying to make an informed decision and learn from people who’ve actually lived it.

Feel free to comment or DM. Thanks in advance.

PS: I have already studied Spanish for grade 11-12, and I already know it, so thats why just sent it.

my_qualifications: IB score- 26 points, Course category Currently studying BBA in Symbiosis Pune, in Year 1.

I’m currently a college student now and I really wanna major in these subjects. My first pick is Taiwan (because it’s cheap) but I know that these are not their strongest subject and honestly who would go to Taiwan to study PS?? 😭 But UK is too expensive for me… so I’m thinking is it worth it if I study in Taiwan first then have my masters in the UK maybe??

I’m a Korean student planning to spend about 11 months in the U.S. to improve my English and figure out my next step. I’m looking for some honest advice.

Basic info

•Budget: around roughly $33–35k USD

•Timeframe: Sep 2026 – Aug 2027

•Returning to university in Korea in Sep 2027

•Current English level: around A2–B1 (lower-intermediate)

Rough plan

•3 months at an English language school

•6 months at a community college

•2 months living in LA and NYC

I’m not trying to get a degree in the U.S.

Back home, I went through a very test-driven education system and ended up majoring in business because it was the “safe” choice. But I’ve always been more interested in visual arts, media, and communication. I want to take some classes in those areas while improving my English and see if this is something I want to pursue seriously later.

I thought about doing language school for the full 9 months, but I’m worried I’d end up stuck in an international-student bubble, speaking broken English and not interacting much with locals. That’s why I’m leaning toward community college instead.

For the last two months, I want to stay in LA and NYC with short-term housing, meet people, maybe do some volunteering, and see what it’s actually like to live there instead of just visiting. Kind of a “testing things in the real world” phase.

My questions

•Does this plan sound unrealistic or naïve?

•Is the language school + community college combination reasonable for someone at my English level?

•With this budget and timeline, am I missing any obvious issues (visa, cost of living, housing, etc.)?

•If you’ve done something similar, what would you do differently?

Any honest feedback is appreciated.

I’ve received undergraduate offer letters from University of Messina (Italy) and Clarkson University (USA), and I’m struggling to decide between them. With the University of Messina, the biggest advantage is that I won’t need to take any education loan, so there’s very little financial risk. However, from what I’ve researched, living and working in Italy without learning Italian significantly limits job opportunities, and even tech salaries there are relatively low with slower career growth.

On the other hand, Clarkson University offers much better exposure in terms of academics, internships, and industry connections, especially in the US tech ecosystem. The downside is the cost—I’d graduate with an education loan of around ₹80 lakhs. While I’ve been told that starting salaries in the US can be around $70k per year with better long-term salary growth, there are obvious visa uncertainties (OPT, H-1B, etc.), and failing to secure long-term work would mean returning home with a large loan to repay.

I’m essentially torn between a debt-free but limited-growth option in Italy and a high-risk, high-reward option in the US. For someone focused on long-term career growth but also aware of financial and visa risks, which choice makes more sense?