As each challenge is met, however, students gain confidence and self-reliance. Senior Tammi Dzubak, who spent last year in France, said that her parents worried initially. They thought that I would be homesick and cry to come home. Any student interested in studying abroad should inform his or her advisor so that both parties can begin planning as early as possible. After a student has chosen a major, he or she should look ahead at the sequence of required courses to determine the most opportune time for study abroad.
Many students have the misconception that study abroad is prohibitively expensive.
Not so, according to Dr. Gardner. Regular Berry tuition is applied to the cost of enrolling in a foreign college and any financial aid the student is receiving can be used to cover study abroad. Students also need to pay for their own airfare and housing and, of course, supply their own spending money. As a general rule, a semester abroad costs about as much as a semester at Berry. As a parent, you can help your student prepare to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to learn and grow.