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Turn It Upside Down: Study Abroad in Australia
Venture out on a nocturnal safari.Meet kookaburras, koalas, and kangaroos.Make the Great Barrier Reef your classroom. Let’s start making your dream semester happen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z4ayJdqi44 IFSA’s expert team can help you: Find the ideal program.Choose from 20 options at world-class universities in Australia and New Zealand, including summer sessions. Explore financial aid.Includes grants of up to $2,000 for students at state universities. Learn…
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Australia Outbound Study Abroad
Short-Term Study Abroad IFSA provides study abroad during three-week Summer programs (January Term) and four-week Winter program (June-July). Opportunities are open to students of all year levels and all fields. No previous knowledge is required and all classes are taught in English (well, except for some language class offerings). Summer options include: Ecology and Sustainable…
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Australia
A place to live large Quality academics meet a spirited, multicultural vibe, with adventure in easy reach. Awesome rock formations. Mindboggling architecture. Marsupials found only here. Australia is full of surprises. And though the English language simplifies communication for many U.S. students, society here is anything but homogeneous. With more than 10 prestigious schools that…
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Ten Must-See Places on Australia’s East Coast
During my semester abroad in Sydney, I traveled to many places near the city and in New South Wales, and quickly I learned that the East Coast of Australia has many extraordinary places to visit. While I could easily name more than ten highlights, these stood out to me and my study abroad friends. From…
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Helping Australia Recover from the Bushfires
February 10, 2020 While much of the U.S. battles blizzards and ice storms in the winter months, Australia is experiencing summer and its hottest months. Along with that comes an annual fire season, typically from December to March, when areas of the Australian outback are most susceptible to wildfires, or bushfires. This season’s bushfires in…
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How to Explore yourself by Going Camping in Australia
I went camping during my study abroad program at University of Sydney in Australia. This camping trip was to the Basin campground in Ku-Ring-Gai National Park arranged by the Myanmar Cultural Society from the university. It was during the mid-semester break, and the camping trip was both affordable and enjoyable. Plus, it was not very…
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(En)roll with the Punches: A Guide to Australian Academia
I’m a worrier. If you haven’t noticed based on my previous posts, “stress” is practically my middle name. In the weeks before leaving for the University of Melbourne I freaked out—as I usually do—about almost everything. Funnily enough, though, the one thing that didn’t worry me was the actual “study” part of studying abroad. All my life I’ve been the kid who…
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5 Misconceptions About Studying in Australia
When you hear “Australia,” what’s the first thing that springs to mind? For some, it’d be kangaroos, koalas, or any number of horrifying creepy-crawlies. Others would say “shrimp* on the barbie” or Vegemite. A few others might mention the iconic Sydney Opera House. But the true Australia is so much more than these standard stereotypes. Still, whenever I’d tell someone that…
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There’s More to Life in Australia than the Beach
These past few weeks in Sydney have gone by so fast. So fast that I occasionally have to stop, catch my breath and pinch myself because it still hasn’t dawned on me that I’ve actually made it to the other side of the world. My second week of classes are officially over and I’ve had…
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Interning in Australia – A Digital Story
“Going abroad didn’t keep me from excelling. It gave me adventure and opportunities all in one. Don’t let your fears hold you back, because if you do you will be missing out on the most amazing opportunity of all: really living.” https://youtu.be/zishdt5IaZw Julie Hoffmann is a student at Columbia University and studied abroad with IFSA…
