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Planning and preparation
As you get ready to jet off on your year abroad, make sure you check out our regularly-updated list of articles on how best to prepare yourself.
Have you got any tips to pass on? If so, please send them in and we'll post them on the site! Here's everything in one handy student vlog in the meantime:
- Make the most of the summer holidays before you go
- Find out what last year's students think you should take with you
- Tick the boxes of your year abroad checklist
- Read other students' blogs
Have you got any tips to pass on? If so, please send them in and we'll post them on the site! Here's everything in one handy student vlog in the meantime:
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When I first contacted ThirdYearAbroad.com about writing for the site, I was asked whether there was anything I'd liked to have known prior to my current situation (which is starting the physical journey down to Jean-Moulin University in Lyon from Lancaster University). To be honest, I found this website whilst in one of my many emotional flaps in the hope that I'd find a childlike version of instructions which essentially reassured me I will survive. This time last year, or even 3 or 4 months ago, I'd have appreciated the following basic advice when it came to my preparations...Published in Planning and preparationTags -
As you’re trying to pick your favourite clothes, decide on how many pairs of shoes to bring, which posters to flog into your suitcase and just how much tea you’re going to go through in a year, packing for your year abroad can be a real pain in the rear end, at the best of times. You will inevitably end up going abroad with far too many scarves when it’s boiling in the sunshine, or packing your favourite heels only to notice that no one else gets that dressed up. But what about your personality traits? What are the essentials when it comes to moving to another country?Published in Planning and preparationTags -
Anna came to England when she was 16 thanks to her German exchange. She decided to stay and is currently studying Translation with French and Spanish. She is currently planning her second year abroad, spending 5 months working in Mons, Belgium and another 5 months studying in Granada in Spain. Here, she lets us know how she's doing...Published in Planning and preparation -
Phil Richards gives his preparation plans a few months before YA-Day (Year Abroad day) and shares his worries, tips and advice about his upcoming year abroad...Published in Planning and preparationTags -
How to make every penny count: Travel on limited funds
Written by Arthur ReaganOnce upon a time lived an impoverished student. He was on his year abroad, with only a few bags and a love of travel to his name. He hungered for cheap deals, trying to find the best ways of saving and making the most of his money. He found solace in the following tips, and maybe you will too...Published in Planning and preparation
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BBCs - Basic British Comforts for your year abroad
Written by Natacha Cullinan Tuesday, 30 August 2011Heading out abroad, to a gorgeous sunset as you take off from the tarmac, unto the world of the kooky, the eccentric, the known unknowns and the unknowns knowns...This is the start of a new adventure, your heart cries. As you hit the ground running, find your new flat without (too much) trouble and set up camp a la [insert nationality], you’ll feel as though life has just begun. There will be a time - morning, lunch, early evening - when you’ll want to reach out for...Oh no, crap, you didn’t bring it with you. After reading lists and lists about what to cut out of your packing (15 jumpers too much?!), you might have forgotten the BBC (ahem, British Basic Comforts). Make sure you wrap these up in cotton wool, you’ll need them once you’re out in the wild:
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ThirdYearAbroad.com is a mine of invaluable information and top tips. To help you stay on track, we've decided to extract the best of the best to create a master list of things you need to do/buy/prepare for/be aware of before your year abroad.Published in Planning and preparation -
Phil Richards, in the middle of his year abroad prep, tells all about the stress of packing, money issues and more as he prepares for his year abroad...Published in Planning and preparation -
Fly me to the moon: How to book cheap flights
Written by Arthur ReaganBooking a flight can be like taking a gamble. Whether it’s a last minute deal you’re looking for, or, quite the planner, you’ve been scouting the internet comparison sites for months on end trying to find the cheapest deal, getting flights sorted can prove to be quite stressful. Which are the best sites to buy from? Are any airlines a no-go? What about cancellation fees? And more importantly, when’s the best time to buy...Published in Planning and preparation -
How to write a personal statement to study abroad
Written by Susie PritchardWith so many students deciding to study abroad, either within Europe or further afield, being an undergrad in the UK is sometimes not enough - foreign universities want good grades, good personalities and good personal statements. How does one go about penning their thoughts and ideas about the upcoming year abroad, to make it as enticing as possible for universities abroad?Published in Planning and preparationTags
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How much of what to pack for your year abroad
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A crucial question that all year-abroad students face: what to pack, and how much of it. Vicky and I were… -
What is the point of a year abroad?
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Step By Step: a journey to your year abroad
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Year Abroad tips from current students
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Transporting your stuff
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Down under: Study or work abroad in Australia
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