Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad Studying abroad as a student on the pre-med track can be difficult, especially given the extensive course requirements and limited time available to complete them. Because of this, I chose to study abroad during the summer while balancing my research work at Penn. For six weeks, I took…
Contact Ask Me About… I studied abroad in a country I had never visited before and where I didn’t speak the language, so a big part of my experience was learning how to adjust to an entirely new environment and eventually make Lisbon feel like home. I also traveled almost every weekend, which taught me…
Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad My experience at SNU connected my academic interested in Cognitive, Computer, and Data Science with new perspectives and insights. I took Intro to Game Theory and Development of Young Children. These two courses involve knowledge and important analysis methods for human behavior. In Game Theory, the professor provided…
Biography Yuxin (Daisy) Ye is a senior from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia, studying a double degree in Computer Science and Finance. As an EAP Correspondent, she wants to show what an exchange semester actually feels like week to week — the fun parts, the awkward parts, and everything in…
Biography Ana Raya is a junior at the University of Barcelona (UB), majoring in Psychology. This fall, she will be joining the College of Arts and Sciences to pursue her interest in educational, social and organizational psychology, among other fields. As an EAP Correspondent, she looks forward to connecting with both her peers and future…
Biography Oliver is a senior from Australia studying Finance and Computer Science at the University of Melbourne. At Penn he is exchanging at the Wharton school, exploring classes across everything from product design to private equity. As an EAP correspondent, he hopes to bring to life the vast opportunities available at Penn and give any…
Contact Ask Me About… Studying at the University of Bologna, the oldest university in the world, while completing my Computer Science degree at Penn, one of the oldest in the U.S, was an incredible experience. I took all my engineering coursework entirely in Italian, which meant relearning how to study from scratch in a new…
Contact Ask Me About… Going abroad for a full semester was very different from any of my previous experiences traveling or studying internationally. There was enough time for the novelty to wear off and for questions I had not really considered beforehand to become important: I would love to speak with students about that transition,…
Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad As someone studying business at Penn, I wanted to use my study abroad experience as an opportunity to lean more into liberal arts coursework that differed from my typical studies. I intentionally took courses that would help me better understand the culture of Madrid and Spain. For example,…
Contact Ask Me About… My Experience Abroad I always wanted to study abroad for reasons beyond just traveling around Europe. To me, it was a chance to expand my horizons in a completely new way, much like my decision to come to Penn in the first place. Edinburgh’s Engineering program is one of the best…
