Austin College
University Information
Austin College's Center for Global Learning facilitates Semester Abroad Studies and JanTerms. If a student would like to spend a semester abroad with Austin College, the he/she should stop by our office (Wright Campus Center #204) to begin the process. It is extremely important to go through the process in the office, otherwise the College will be unable to send the student's financial aid to the program and the student will need to withdraw from Austin College during their semester or year abroad. The Center's goal is to make each student's experience abroad a meaningful and engaging experience. In order for that to happen, students are required to go through the process in place at the Center.
We look forward to working with you and please read about other student's reviews and experiences at the different programs and locations that can be found at Abroad101.
Important Dates and Deadlines
As of right now, there are no firm deadlines in place for you to complete the Abroad101 Survey. However, before we can post your transcript from your sojourn abroad, you must complete the Abroad101 Survey and interview with the director (Truett Cates).
Thank you very much for your help and cooperation with this. We look forward to hearing about your time and experiences abroad!
"I gained a new family, load of true friends, and a country that I miss everyday. Living in another country teaches you a lot about yourself. You struggle some days, get frustrated, and then laugh, wishing you would never leave. Going to Costa Rica helped shape what I want to do for the future. "
A student Austin College
"Study abroad was definitely worthwhile. I think I grew, matured, and learned more about myself in that short 4 month period."
A student Austin College
"A wealth of personal insight, and a new skill in playing the shamisen, a Japanese folk instrument."
A student Austin College
"I gain the ability to better understand the Japanese people and people from different cultures."
A student Austin College
"I learned about my own capabilities and abilities to overcome stressful situations. I would not trade my study abroad experience for anything. "
Leah W Austin College
"How to function in a horrible place."
A student Austin College
"My German skills improved tremendously from living in Vienna. I learned to make a fool of myself, allow my comfort zone to vanish, and explore a new life and culture."
A student Austin College
"I learned how to get around a big city, improve my German vastly. I learned so many things they are hard to list. It is definitely worthwhile!"
A student Austin College
"The biggest thing I gained from this program is independence in a foreign country. It's intimidating at first when you are wondering about a country and not understand what people are saying around you. However, you learn how to get around independently and develop basic conversation with individuals. I wouldn't trade thi..."
A student Austin College
"Aside from language skills, my time spent volunteering gave me so many insights that I may never be able to enumerate fully. I gained a more complete world perspective and a new understanding of both my own culture and the cultures in Peru. It was 100% worthwhile. "
Jess B Austin College
"I have such a better understanding and appreciation for all Asian cultures. I am still discovering things that I visited or saw in China that I didn't understand at the time, but have such amazing significance to history or the world today."
nickasio Austin College
"i gained friends, and realized alot about international affairs and relations, that made it worth it. "
danpashworth09 Austin College
"I learned to be confident in myself and know that I can get through anything."
A student Austin College
"I think this experience was definitely worthwhile. I gained lots of memories and experiences that I had never had before, got to travel a lot, and made wonderful friends with people around the globe. I feel more confident in myself and have a greater understanding and tolerance of the world around me."
Annalise K Austin College
"I learned to appreciate what I had at home. I also learned a great deal about the local British culture how much it differed from ours. I learned how to adequately live on my own, without all the amenities. I feel that this experience was one of the best learning experiences of my life and was very much worthwhile."
Thomas B Austin College
"Language skills, a different culture, financial responsibility, the importance of planning, friendship"
Alicia M Austin College
"While abroad, I learned a lot about Welsh culture, what is means to be "British", and how America is viewed by the UK. I gained more confidence in myself. I would have never thought that I could remove myself from everything and everyone I know and thrive the way that I did. I feel like I've gained a more worldwide perspective r..."
Lindsay P Austin College
"I learned a lot about myself and who I am. It was extremely worthwhile"
Trish B Austin College
"The trips were fun and my Spanish did improve a slight bit but I was incredibly stressed out by how inadequately I was doing in classes and felt like I had little emotional support while there."
A student Austin College
"I learned about a different culture and a different way of living, but I also learned about a lot of things that we had in common too. I explored a brand new country with its own deep history. It was totally worthwhile and I will carry the experience with me for the rest of my life."
kathryn.haston Austin College
"I gained a whole other family that I love keeping in touch with! Definitely the best experience I could ever have!"
Sarah V Austin College
"I learned a lot about the culture of Peru, Cusco, Lima, and Quillabamba specifically. The Inca monuments/ruins were amazing and I wouldn't trade any part of my experience, the good or the bad."
A student Austin College
"It was very worth while. I was able to gain a lot of confidence in my self and learned a lot about the world around me"
kristi.sizemore.3 Austin College
"I feel I became a much more mature and independent person from the experience. I walked away with a lot of fun memories and an appreciation for the "Berlin life style" if you can claim that such a thing even exists. Going to Berlin was definitely one of the best decisions I've made, and I'd like to go back again one day. "
A student Austin College
"I liked living in England. That in and of itself was a valueable experience but I did not learn more than I had already known. I would not go as a student. "
A student Austin College