Although many programs have academic requirements, you usually don't have to have the highest grades to qualify. And most programs do not have language requirements.
Who you are is as important as your academic record. Study abroad programs look for students who are independent, self-assured, enjoy new experiences and different types of people, and can handle challenges. When you study in a foreign country, you'll be faced with new circumstances and environments.
Ask yourself:
? Am I willing to try new things — everything from foods to social situations?
? Am I comfortable making my own decisions, such as what time to leave for school, which courses to take, and how to deal with conflict and change, without family or friends around to help?
? Do I like to take risks?
? How have I handled complex and new situations in the past?
? Will I be able to complete my academic requirements for my school at home and for any future plans?
? Will my school at home accept credits from the programs I am considering?
If you really hate change and don't like the idea of taking decisions all on your own, then studying abroad may not be for you. It’s important to really think about your feelings and to be honest with yourself – you could end up miserable far away from home if you aren’t!
Don't let a little anxiety stop you from considering the possibility of a summer, semester, or year abroad, though. Matthew says he will never forget sitting in the airport about to board a plane for Melbourne. “I felt terrified and delighted at the same time,” he says. “In the end, though, the rewards of living overseas far outweigh the initial uncertainties.”
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08) Select the proposition(s) in which the sentences are in the present perfect, according to texts 1 and 2.
"Have you always dreamed of traveling to cool places?"
"I learned this from the viewpoint..."
"... you usually don't have to have the highest grades..."
"How have I handled complex and new situations in the past?"
"It’s important to really think about your feelings..."
09) Select the proposition(s) in which the action(s) happened in an unspecified time in the past.
My sister is a big Quentin Tarantino fan. She has seen all his movies.
Jane Austen published Pride and Prejudice in 1813.
Hot, cold, raining, snowing, windy are some examples of weather events.
The condition to avoid more extreme weather is to control greenhouse gas emissions.
The frequencies of extreme weather events have changed dramatically over the last fifty years.
10) Read the fragments below and complete with the correct Present Perfect form:
I - Harriet _______________ (be) married twice.
II - Hey, put out that cigarette! ___________________ (you / not / see) the "No Smoking" sign?
For fragment I: been
For fragment I: have been
For fragment I: has been
For fragment II: Haven't you seen
For fragment II: you haven't seen
