How do I found out more about individual countries and cities?

Check out our ‘What are you studying?’ menu on the left, click on your language and low and behold... voila! A country profile appears.  Just click on the one that interests you and browse through its cities.

What if I already know which city I want to go to?

You can either look for your chosen city in the 'What are you studying?' section, or you can type it in the search bar. The city profile will appear, along with any listings, reviews, posts, etc. relating to your chosen destination!

What’s the difference between a listing and a review?

A listing is detailed information on a particular course or venue in a city, which has been added to ThirdYearAbroad.com by one of our users. You can add one yourself here. A review is a user's opinion/rating of a listing, so you can only write a review if the listing exists already.

How do I set up a profile on ThirdYearAbroad.com?

You can register with ThirdYearAbroad.com by clicking 'register here' at the top right-hand corner of the site. You can even use the information on your Facebook profile by clicking on the blue 'connect' button - which means you don't have to fill out a whole new profile!

What can I do with a ThirdYearAbroad.com profile?

You can invite your friends to join, message them (privately or write on their wall), you can upload your pics into a gallery, write your own guidebook, keep a travel journal in your own blog, get advice from people already out there, nosey on their profiles...

I’ve got loads of questions regarding my year abroad—who do I get in touch with?

You can simply send us your questions by clicking on contact us and picking a topic from the menu or you can email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with your worries. We’ll try and get back to you as soon as possible!

I can’t find any information on my chosen destination—help!

We’ve just launched so we’re trying to get as much up as soon as possible! Why don’t you send us an email ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) so we can keep you posted about the site. Join our mailing list too so we can send you out our newsletter.

Have you got any useful tips on how to brush up on languages?

Absolutely! Check out our ‘Lost in Translation’ section for some hints and tips on how to speak like a local, have a go at grammar quizzes, learn some chat up lines, test your vocab and much, much more!

I’m already out on my year abroad — what can ThirdYearAbroad.com offer me?

We’ve got info and advice for all the year abroad stages, just have a look at our ‘When you arrive’ and ‘While you’re there’ sections. You might need some more info about health, insurance, tips and advice from previous Year Abroaders and much more, so do check out our sections on the left!

I’ve come back from my year abroad and I’m starting to get worried about jobs once I graduate...

We’ve got all the latest info on writing up your CV, what kind of professions are available, links and much more. Have a look at our ‘When you’re back’ section for the tricks of the language trade!

What’s the deal with the parent section?

Well, maybe you’re a parent or perhaps your rentals are worried about what’s going to happen to you when you’re out there. We’ve added this section to put minds at rest, offer some useful tips on how to keep in touch and we have guest parents giving us advice, now that they’ve been there, done that and survived the year abroad!

My browser won’t let me see everything you’ve got up on the website—what can you do about it?

Send us an email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and tell us what browser you’re using and what seems to be the problem; we’ll get our techie people to have a look at it and fix it asap!