{"id":2052,"date":"2013-08-23T13:17:37","date_gmt":"2013-08-23T13:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/publications\/student-guide-to-study-abroad-2013\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T15:11:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T20:11:36","slug":"a-student-guide-to-study-abroad","status":"publish","type":"iie-publication","link":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/publications\/a-student-guide-to-study-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"A Student Guide to Study Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Written by three leading study abroad experts\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stacieberdan.com\/stacie-berdan\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stacie Nevadomski Berdan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/about\/Governance\/Executive-Staff\/Allan-E-Goodman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Allan E. Goodman<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aifs.com\/cyril_taylor.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sir Cyril Taylor<\/a>\u2014<em>A Student Guide to Study Abroad<\/em> offers the most comprehensive advice available. This valuable resource is published by the Institute of International Education and the American Institute For Foreign Study.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Features<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Before you go:<\/strong> Choosing a Program; Figuring Out the Financials; Preparing to Study Abroad<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>While abroad:<\/strong> Immersing Yourself in the Culture; Personal Growth; Staying Safe and Healthy; Making the Most of Your Time Abroad<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>When you return:<\/strong> Transitioning Back to Life in the States; Using Study Abroad to Showcase Your Global Growth and Learning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Available in print and E-book formats.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Student-Guide-cover-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10185\" style=\"aspect-ratio:;width:266px;height:396px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Student-Guide-cover-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Student-Guide-cover-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Student-Guide-cover-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Student-Guide-cover-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Student-Guide-cover.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/institute-of-international-education.mybigcommerce.com\/a-student-guide-to-study-abroad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">buy the book<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read Excerpts from the Book<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;<strong>I talk about my semester abroad during every one of my interviews<\/strong>. No matter if the job has an international aspect or not, employers are always fascinated to learn about what I have gained from such a culturally rich experience. It is imperative to leverage your experience in job interviews, especially if you spent time learning another language; it shows that you are both committed to a goal and are able to thrive in diverse environments.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>&#8211; <em>Benjamin Pauker, George Washington University. Studied abroad in France.<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m a reader. I love the smell of a new book. The feel of ink on a page is one of my favorites. Few things make me happier than sitting down for an afternoon with a book and a warm cup of tea. <strong>When I got to Beijing, I set to the streets with a goal in mind<\/strong>\u2014find somewhere in this new place that I could read. It was a way to explore the city, find the places I wouldn\u2019t have found otherwise (like the fruit stand tucked down an alley, or a Chinese pancake food cart). But best of all, it left me with someplace I knew whenever things began to get too new or too unfamiliar during my first months.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>&#8211; <em>Jeanette Miranda, Brown University. Spent a gap year in China.<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;The beauty of studying abroad is gaining a broader understanding of other cultures. Having access to other people and building relationships with those people on their home turf <strong>enables one to think more creatively and flexibly necessary skills in today\u2019s competitive work environment<\/strong>. If a student can bring that understanding and knowledge back to the U.S., the sky\u2019s the limit!&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>&#8211; <em>Frank Abate, Division manager, JM&amp;A Group<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by three leading study abroad experts, this guide offers the most comprehensive advice available. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9902,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"post_iie_subtitle":"A Student Guide to Study Abroad","footnotes":""},"iie-topic":[45],"coauthors":[506],"class_list":["post-2052","iie-publication","type-iie-publication","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","iie-topic-international-education-guides-resources-and-directories"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-102-1024x611.png","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A Student Guide to Study Abroad | IIE<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Written by three leading study abroad experts, this guide offers the most comprehensive advice available.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/publications\/a-student-guide-to-study-abroad\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Student Guide to Study Abroad | IIE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Written by three leading study abroad experts, this guide offers the most comprehensive advice available.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/publications\/a-student-guide-to-study-abroad\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"IIE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/iieglobal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-06-25T20:11:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-102.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1100\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"656\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@iieglobal\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"Ashley Alberghini\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.iie.org\\\/publications\\\/a-student-guide-to-study-abroad\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.iie.org\\\/publications\\\/a-student-guide-to-study-abroad\\\/\",\"name\":\"A Student Guide to Study Abroad | IIE\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.iie.org\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.iie.org\\\/publications\\\/a-student-guide-to-study-abroad\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.iie.org\\\/publications\\\/a-student-guide-to-study-abroad\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.iie.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/image-102.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-08-23T13:17:37+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-06-25T20:11:36+00:00\",\"description\":\"Written by three leading study abroad experts, this guide offers the most comprehensive advice available.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.iie.org\\\/publications\\\/a-student-guide-to-study-abroad\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.iie.org\\\/publications\\\/a-student-guide-to-study-abroad\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.iie.org\\\/publications\\\/a-student-guide-to-study-abroad\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.iie.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/image-102.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.iie.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/image-102.png\",\"width\":1100,\"height\":656},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.iie.org\\\/publications\\\/a-student-guide-to-study-abroad\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.iie.org\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"A Student Guide to Study Abroad\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.iie.org\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.iie.org\\\/\",\"name\":\"IIE\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.iie.org\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"Institute of International Education\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.iie.org\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.iie.org\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"IIE - Institute of International Education\",\"alternateName\":\"IIE\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.iie.org\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.iie.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.iie.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/iie-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.iie.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/iie-logo.png\",\"width\":583,\"height\":260,\"caption\":\"IIE - Institute of International Education\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.iie.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/facebook.com\\\/iieglobal\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/iieglobal\",\"http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/iieglobal\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/institute-of-international-education\",\"http:\\\/\\\/youtube.com\\\/iieglobal\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"A Student Guide to Study Abroad | IIE","description":"Written by three leading study abroad experts, this guide offers the most comprehensive advice available.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/publications\/a-student-guide-to-study-abroad\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"A Student Guide to Study Abroad | IIE","og_description":"Written by three leading study abroad experts, this guide offers the most comprehensive advice available.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/publications\/a-student-guide-to-study-abroad\/","og_site_name":"IIE","article_publisher":"http:\/\/facebook.com\/iieglobal","article_modified_time":"2025-06-25T20:11:36+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1100,"height":656,"url":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-102.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@iieglobal","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute","Written by":"Ashley Alberghini"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/publications\/a-student-guide-to-study-abroad\/","url":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/publications\/a-student-guide-to-study-abroad\/","name":"A Student Guide to Study Abroad | IIE","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/publications\/a-student-guide-to-study-abroad\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/publications\/a-student-guide-to-study-abroad\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-102.png","datePublished":"2013-08-23T13:17:37+00:00","dateModified":"2025-06-25T20:11:36+00:00","description":"Written by three leading study abroad experts, this guide offers the most comprehensive advice available.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/publications\/a-student-guide-to-study-abroad\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.iie.org\/publications\/a-student-guide-to-study-abroad\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/publications\/a-student-guide-to-study-abroad\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-102.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/image-102.png","width":1100,"height":656},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/publications\/a-student-guide-to-study-abroad\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"A Student Guide to Study Abroad"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/","name":"IIE","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/#organization"},"alternateName":"Institute of International Education","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/#organization","name":"IIE - Institute of International Education","alternateName":"IIE","url":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iie-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/iie-logo.png","width":583,"height":260,"caption":"IIE - Institute of International Education"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/facebook.com\/iieglobal","https:\/\/x.com\/iieglobal","http:\/\/instagram.com\/iieglobal","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/institute-of-international-education","http:\/\/youtube.com\/iieglobal"]}]}},"lang":"en","translations":{"en":2052},"pll_sync_post":{},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/iie-publication\/2052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/iie-publication"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/iie-publication"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/iie-publication\/2052\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45548,"href":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/iie-publication\/2052\/revisions\/45548"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"iie-topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/iie-topic?post=2052"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.iie.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=2052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}