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4 excuses that stop you from studying abroad (and how to fight them)
Going for studies abroad is a big step out of the comfort zone. And when something is pushing us out of our comfort zone, we tend to come up with excuses that will keep us in the familiar space. That is why here we talk about 4 most common excuses not to study abroad, and how to actually convert them to 4 “lame” excuses not to study abroad.
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How to ask for a recommendation letter?
Recommendation letter is a document that aims to show how others feel about your work, your competences and your abilities. How to ask for it? Who to ask for it? I share my tips.
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5 tips for a perfect resume for your university application
How should your university application resume differ from your job application one? Here I share 5 tips to tailor your CV for applying for graduate studies.
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How to choose the right university for your studies abroad?
Whether you are considering doing a full program abroad or just an exchange semester or year, this article is meant to give you guidance on how to choose the ideal university for you, based on your wishes, ambitions and constraints.
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7 ways to learn a local language while studying abroad
I'm sharing here 7 different activities that you can do to learn a local language during your studies. By using them, I reached from zero to B2 level in French in two years. These methods require 1-3h per week and if you are constant in using them they can bring you great results over a couple of months or years.
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Is studying in Europe exotic?
I am often asked which is the most exotic country from which I have friends in my studies abroad. But then I get confused, because I don’t know which countries are considered exotic. What if I had the wrong idea of what is considered exotic? And is staying in Europe is, in any way, exotic?
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3 things you shouldn’t forget to bring when moving abroad
What are the things that we are bringing with us to our studies abroad? Even though we plan this weeks in advance, on the day of our departure we start to panic. In all that clutter of things and check-lists, will we stop to think whether there is something else that can easily be forgotten?
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Why you should (not) study abroad?
Have you read the book The midnight library? The midnight library is a place where we can see the lives we missed out on. Every choice we ever made has brought us one life, but left a completely different life behind - a life we would have had, had our choice been different.
