Year Senior Major Applied Mathematics Minor Computer Science Email lisa.darminova@uconn.edu Study Abroad Program Hong Kong University (Exchange), Spring 2017 How were the academics different in Hong Kong than in the US? The academic system itself was pretty similar, except that there is more competition for grades at HKU. It gave motivation to all students […]

Year Senior Major Accounting Minor International Studies Email olivia.villecco@uconn.edu Study Abroad Program UConn in Florence, Italy (Faculty-Led), Spring 2017 What advice would you give to outbound study abroad students to help them make the most of their study abroad experiences? Have an open mind to try new things and see things from different perspectives. Don’t […]

Year Senior Major Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and Psychology Minor Cognitive Science Email shannon.o.foley@uconn.edu Study Abroad Program University of Nottingham (Exchange), Nottingham, England, Spring 2017 What specific factors influenced your decision to go abroad? I was never the kind of person who sought out change, and suddenly all I wanted was to be somewhere […]

  Year Senior Major Marketing Minor Psychology Email emma.burns@uconn.edu Study Abroad Program University of New South Wales (Exchange) in Sydney, Australia, Spring 2017 What specific factors influenced your decision to go abroad? I’ve always wanted to travel and I didn’t think I’d ever get a chance to live in Australia if I didn’t go abroad.   What […]

Morning light. Drops of sunlight pour through my window, warming my face as I blink my sleep away. I hear a distant rumble of morning traffic, the din of a thousand ambitious souls marching to another 14-hour work day. It’s a hopeful sound, fueled by promises of wealth and prestige, dripping with determination and valour, […]

Year: Senior Email: michael.costello@uconn.edu Major: Biomedical Engineering Study Abroad Program National University of Singapore (Exchange) Spring 2017    How can outbound study abroad students to help them make the most of their study abroad experiences? Go into the situation with an attitude of openness and a readiness to learn as much as possible from everything new you […]