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6 Tips to Overcome Impostor Syndrome on Study Abroad

2025-04-14T15:37:25-07:00

What does it take to shake off impostor syndrome and shush your inner critic? Read the practical steps that Natalie Glennon (UC Santa Barbara), a financially challenged first-generation student, implemented to overcome impostor syndrome and make the most of her study abroad experience in the Netherlands.

6 Tips to Overcome Impostor Syndrome on Study Abroad2025-04-14T15:37:25-07:00

Big Ben and Little Wins: Lessons from a Brief Summer in London

2025-04-14T15:38:25-07:00

What can you get out of a short academic program abroad? Turns out, you can learn a lot in three weeks! Divyanshi Saha (UC San Diego) says studying abroad is not just about academics - it's about stepping out of your comfort zone, making memories, and discovering who you are in the process.

Big Ben and Little Wins: Lessons from a Brief Summer in London2025-04-14T15:38:25-07:00

It’s the Firenze We Make Along the Way

2025-04-14T15:39:53-07:00

Trey Timberlake (UC Berkeley), a gay man from Palm Springs, California, challenged his childhood feelings of isolation and otherness as well as his fear of masculinity while studying abroad in Florence, Italy. See why Trey describes study abroad as the most transformative experience of his life.

It’s the Firenze We Make Along the Way2025-04-14T15:39:53-07:00

Finding Your Way on Study Abroad by Embracing Abundance

2025-04-14T15:55:20-07:00

If you lived in the same town your whole life, would you be excited or terrified by the idea of leaving it all behind to study abroad in another country? Both is probably the correct answer, and Morgan Taylor-Cohen (UC Los Angeles) says you have to embrace abundance to get you through to the other side.

Finding Your Way on Study Abroad by Embracing Abundance2025-04-14T15:55:20-07:00

An Introvert Overseas: A Shy Person’s Guide to Studying Abroad

2025-04-14T15:56:54-07:00

If you're a shy, introverted person, could you travel almost 6,000 miles away from home to study abroad on your own? Francesca Casimiro (UC Berkeley) did and you can too. Read her story and learn how you can too.

An Introvert Overseas: A Shy Person’s Guide to Studying Abroad2025-04-14T15:56:54-07:00

Tips for Balancing ADHD and a High GPA on Study Abroad

2025-04-14T15:58:00-07:00

What is it like to study abroad with a learning disability? Check out (IC San Diego) Megan Patton's tools and strategies for maintaining a high GPA while studying abroad with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and learn how you can savor success too!

Tips for Balancing ADHD and a High GPA on Study Abroad2025-04-14T15:58:00-07:00

Rhapsody on the theme of Oxford – photo story by Serena Broome

2025-04-14T15:59:52-07:00

Travel the landscapes of England through Serena Broome's (UC Davis) photo album and see the magical experiences you can have when you study abroad with UCEAP.

Rhapsody on the theme of Oxford – photo story by Serena Broome2025-04-14T15:59:52-07:00

Maximizing Your Study Abroad Internship Experience

2024-09-30T13:49:12-07:00

Taking an internship while studying abroad is an excellent way to enhance your experience, gain some professional workplace skills, and start building a network of contacts. It shows future employers that you have cultural awareness and that you're willing to put yourself in uncomfortable places in order to learn. Here's how to maximize an internship abroad.

Maximizing Your Study Abroad Internship Experience2024-09-30T13:49:12-07:00

6 Reasons Business Majors Should Choose London to Study Abroad

2025-04-14T16:00:54-07:00

If you're a business major at a UC, where in the world will you get the most benefit from studying abroad? See why Christina Chi (UC Irvine) recommends London and the Business and Entrepreneurship program as the best option.

6 Reasons Business Majors Should Choose London to Study Abroad2025-04-14T16:00:54-07:00

Study Abroad and Your Mental Health: 10 Tips to Maintain Peace and Balance

2025-04-14T16:02:11-07:00

As a student who has accessed accommodations at their home campus, Jenny Lopez (UC Los Angeles) shares critical tips to maintain your mental health, peace and balance throughout the transformative experience of study abroad. Don't let worries stop you from this once-in-a-lifetime experience!

Study Abroad and Your Mental Health: 10 Tips to Maintain Peace and Balance2025-04-14T16:02:11-07:00
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