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8 Reasons to Attend Canadian Universities

on October 17, 2012 in Academics, Colleges, Studying overseas, Universities

Ever thought about attending a Canadian university? A growing number of Americans are considering earning a college degree from up North. Actually, it’s not as far north as you might think because most Canadian universities are near the US border. Here are some reasons why you might want to consider exploring schools in Canada. 1. [...]

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Ben Travels to Budapest

on September 7, 2012 in Academics, Studying overseas

Today I wanted to share some pictures taken before and after my husband and I took our son Ben to the airport. Ben, who is a junior at Beloit College, is spending the semester in Hungary through St. Olaf College’s Budapest Semesters in Mathematics program. A week after quitting his summer job working at a [...]

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Studying Abroad: What Parents Need to Know

on August 6, 2012 in Academics, College Life, Parents, Studying overseas

Below you’ll find a guest blog that Bob Bessette, the father of a rising senior at Bowdoin College in Maine, wrote. This post first appeared on my college blog in December when Bessette’s daughter  was finishing up her semester abroad in Ireland. I am rerunning this blog post primarily because my own son Ben, who [...]

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Studying Abroad: Where Are the Guys?

on February 22, 2012 in Academics, Campus life, College Life, Studying overseas

This is the time of year when college students are making plans to study overseas in the fall. Many students attend colleges overseas during their junior year. Curiously enough, most of those students are women. Young men only represent about a third of the 270,600 American students studying overseas. That percentage, by the way, has [...]

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What You Need to Know About Studying Abroad

on December 27, 2010 in Academics, Parents, Studying overseas

If your child plans to study abroad while while in college, you need to prepare yourself. I wrote an blog post for CBS MoneyWatch that discusses what parents and students need to know about studying abroad based on the experience of my own daughter Caitlin, who attended the University of Barcelona for a year. You [...]

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4 Reasons to Consider Canadian Universities

on October 20, 2010 in Academic quality, Academics, Admissions, Money, Research, Studying overseas

Ever thought about attending a Canadian university? A growing number of Americans are considering earning a college degree from up North. Actually, it’s not as far north as you might think because most Canadian universities are near the US border. There are some hidden academic jewels in Canada, which explains why you might be interested [...]

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