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Study in the USA

Your Name

Title

Institution

What is Study Abroad?

"I had so much fun! The experience was incredible. I met the best people

in the whole world. I would go again in an instant. THIS WAS THE BEST

THING I'VE EVER DONE!"

-Nikki, Study Abroad Student

Study abroad is both a safe and exciting experience where one person travels to another country to live and learn about that country.

• Learn about new places and cultures.• To meet new people and make new friends• To study new things• To learn to speak a new language • Develop leadership skills • Create new confidence and self esteem

Why Study Abroad?

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Top 10 Reasons to Study in the USA

1. Studying abroad is a life-altering experience!2. A chance to learn about yourself and be

independent.3. Gain perspective on your own country and

culture.4. Learn English in a country where it is spoken.5. See the USA (or at least a part of it).

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Top Ten Reasons (Continued)

6. Programs can work with any major.

7. Looks great on a resume.

8. Unique academic structures.

9. Make connections that can last a lifetime.

10. Travel and study in the U.S. are fun and exciting!

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What's so great about teenagers abroad?

It opens you up to tons of opportunities to learn the English language, make new friends and keep those international friends for years to come. You will change in ways you never expected.

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Why I Studied In the U.S.

Now that students have heard various reasons to

study in the U.S., you can help to inspire them and

personalize your presentation by telling them what

motivated you to study in the U.S. You may offer a

unique perspective, or what ultimately made you

study abroad might be what a student needs to hear

to decide to study in the U.S. themselves.

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My Experience in the U.S.

Create several slides here to show your time spent in the U.S. about where you lived, daily life, culture, what you did, and who you met. Insert your own pictures.

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My Experience in the U.S.

Create several slides here to show your time spent in the U.S. about where you lived, daily life, culture, what you did, and who you met. Insert your own pictures.

• University StudentsThey can study for a summer, semester, year, or even their entire college career can be spent abroad.

• High School Students:They can go for the school year, semester or maybe just a few weeks out of the summer.

Who Can Study in the USA?

How might you change after studying in the U.S.?

98% feel that study abroad made them more mature.

96% feel that study abroad increased self confidence.

94% reported that the experience continues to influence interactions with people from different cultures

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• Make this slide your own by telling students the effects that study abroad had on you. You want them to understand that study abroad has lasting effects, and it will inspire them to hear how it has changed you.

After I Studied in the USA

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Where Can You Go?

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North East

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South

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Mid West

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West Coast

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• This slide should be used to include pictures or memories from your own trip. Students have just seen a snippet of the locations that you can go through study abroad, so use this slide to focus on where you went. Doing this will make study abroad less elusive and more of a possibility by hearing about your experience. Don’t be afraid to insert pictures of yourself! Anyone can look up pictures of monuments on the internet or in a book, but by seeing you at these locations personalizes a trip.

My trip to…

• Talk to your parents

• Visit your school counselor and see what programs are available

• Apply for a program

• Get your passport

How To Get There

Who do I know of who is from the USA?

?

There is a big world in the United States

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Musicians

Kanye West: Rapper-Songwriter-Producer who was born in Atlanta but

raised in south side Chicago. He was named in 2005

Time’s ‘One Hundred Most Influential People in the

World.’

John Mayer:Musician and Songwriter who was born in Connecticut and attended Berklee School of Music in Boston, MA. John

won the Grammy in 2007 for Best Pop Vocal Album.

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AthletesLeBron James is a 24-year-old basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers. In 2003 he won NBA-Rookie of the Year award and later played on the United State’s national men’s basketball team for the 2008 Olympics, winning a Gold Medal.

Venus Williams is a three time Olympic Gold Medal winner and ranked 6th in the world for her tennis abilities. Born in California, Venus and her little sister, Serena practiced tennis and later both became world famous athletes.

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ActorsAngelina Jolie, born in Los Angeles, is famous actress and a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency.

George Clooney, actor, producer, and director, is famous for his blockbuster roles and activism for humanitarian aid in Darfur.

Living Arrangements

•Living arrangements vary from one locations to another. Possibilities include residence halls, host families, and boarding houses.

•In some cases you will have a meal plan, in other cases your host family will provide your meals.

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• Living with another family or by yourself can be an intimidating concept for students. Help assure their fears by telling them what you experienced, and what are the positive aspects of this type of arrangement. You could include pictures or a funny story about something that was unexpected or a cultural difference.

My time living in/with…

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Reasons For International Students From Diverse Backgrounds to Study

in the USA

• See the USA to broaden your experience.• Gain a new perspective on your own home country. • Explore your ethnicity in a diverse environment.• Gain new insights and outlooks through new

relationships.

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• Fight stereotypes by educating others.

• Dispel your own stereotypes.• Take control of your future.• See what influenced great leaders.

More Reasons for International Students from Diverse Backgrounds to Study in the USA

Everyone can study in the USA

Insert pictures of other international students in the U.S.

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Questions??Offer to answer any questions the audiencemight have on what studying and daily life islike in the U.S., or how if feels to be aforeigner during college, or how if feels toreturn home to your native country etc. Youwill want to come prepared to answerquestions so consider these issues inadvance and how you may want to respondto these concerns.