Meet 4 Faculty College students Who Studied Overseas in Australia
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Australia could also be well-known for its sunny seashores and laid-back life-style, however it’s additionally dwelling to a dynamic educational {and professional} setting, making it a prime vacation spot to examine overseas. AIFS Overseas gives packages in Sydney and Perth, two of Australia’s largest cities, every offering distinctive cultural experiences and alternatives to advance your diploma throughout a variety of disciplines. Excited by studying extra about what it’s actually wish to examine overseas in Australia?
Hear from 4 faculty college students who did a examine overseas program in Australia with AIFS Overseas!
Olivia: Fall Semester in Perth
Are you a STEM pupil who isn’t positive for those who’re eligible to check overseas? Meet Olivia, an animal science main with double minors in biology and chemistry at Berry Faculty—she studied overseas in Perth throughout fall semester.
As a STEM main on a pre-vet monitor, she took “three totally different courses right here in Australia. They’re all lab-based courses so that they’re 4 credit every and depend as 12 American credit again dwelling.”
Learning overseas in Australia allowed Olivia to watch the native wildlife, as she explains:
“One factor Australia is thought for are its distinctive animals which might be native simply to right here… Kangaroos make their dwelling on Heirisson Island which is just quarter-hour by automotive/bus from Perth!”
Certainly one of Olivia’s favourite issues about Australia is the gorgeous landscapes:
“We went [to Rottnest Island] on an AIFS-sponsored journey, and it was truthfully one of many prettiest locations I’ve ever been to. Gorgeous crystal-clear water, we may bike across the island… so many distinctive animals and bushes there… considered one of my favourite locations I’ve ever been to on the planet.”
Plus, as she explains under, you actually can’t be that Aussie sunshine!
“Perth is Australia’s sunniest metropolis with over 200 sunny days a yr… The climate proper now’s completely stunning, it’s mid-spring right here in Australia as a result of it’s within the Southern Hemisphere… every thing is in bloom, it’s my favourite time of yr—70 levels, sunny a lot of the day, I believe it’s rained as soon as up to now three weeks.”
Religion: Spring Semester in Perth
Meet Religion, a sophomore at Bradley College finding out consumer expertise (UX) design. She studied overseas in Perth at Murdoch College throughout spring semester.
She mentioned that her three favourite issues about finding out overseas in Perth had been “the beautiful folks I’ve met, the seashores, and the short 3.5-hour flight to Bali.” Throughout her AIFS Overseas program in Perth, she traveled to Bali twice!
As Religion defined, making associates throughout her program was simple: “The social life right here is wonderful! I’ve made tons of associates alongside the way in which!” Plus, she had “courses with folks from all around the globe—worldwide, examine overseas, and Murdoch college students,” providing loads of possibilities to satisfy new and attention-grabbing folks.
Hearken to Religion describe why she selected AIFS Overseas:
“I knew folks from dwelling who went on totally different examine overseas [programs] they usually mentioned AIFS was at all times supportive and useful alongside their journeys, and now that I’m finding out overseas in Australia, I can say I don’t remorse selecting AIFS, they’ve been extraordinarily useful.”
Australia is famend for its stunning seashores, and Perth is not any exception. Throughout her free time, Religion beloved stress-free on the close by seashores, as she explains, “Murdoch is nice as a result of it’s solely a 30-minute bus trip to the seaside.”
When she wasn’t utilizing her free time to calm down on the seaside or journey to Bali, Religion was incomes credit for her diploma:
“I’m in three courses this semester… COM100: Pondering Communication, GAD 154: Introduction to Recreation Artwork & Design, and GRD 204: Design Pondering for Innovation.”
Emily: Fall Semester in Sydney
Emily was a Junior at Centenary College majoring in enterprise and advertising when she studied overseas in Sydney throughout fall semester.
Some college students wish to examine overseas near their dwelling, whereas others, like Emily, use it as a possibility to discover the other facet of the world, as she explains:
“[Australia is on the] exact opposite facet of the world from the place I’m from, I couldn’t have gone any additional. It’s a lot more durable to get right here and anywhere round right here for us, whereas it’s means simpler for me to go to Europe again dwelling. So, it’s only a completely totally different expertise than folks again dwelling get.”
Curious what on a regular basis life is like throughout a examine overseas program in Sydney? Hear Emily share her typical week and a few favourite every day moments:
“Most of my courses are Monday-Tuesday, so on these days I usually will go to courses all morning, then examine or do assignments later. On my different days, I get up, go for morning walks, take public transport to Round Quay or the seaside, then come seize meals with my roommates!
My favourite a part of my days right here is morning walks in Darling Harbour or by the seaside, or the top of the night time when all my associates come over and hang around and watch films and prepare dinner.”
Luka: Spring Semester in Sydney
Luka from Fairfield College selected a Examine + Internship program in Sydney that allowed him to take programs to advance his diploma and construct his resume on the identical time.
At his advertising internship, Luka’s tasks included:
“Making a buyer map journey for purchasers, creating LinkedIn and Instagram mock posts, and designing an investor’s pitch deck for potential purchasers.”
Along with his part-time internship, Luka took courses that helped him broaden his educational information and earn credit. Hear him clarify his expertise on the College of Sydney (USYD):
“All courses are distinctive and the professors are all distinguished of their respective fields… Lectures at USYD are adopted by a tutorial class that locations you with a small group of scholars to go over the week’s materials. Led by educational tutors, they’ve confirmed to be useful and are there to reply any of your questions concerning assignments, exams, tasks, and many others.
As a enterprise pupil, I’m most positively sharpening my spreadsheet abilities and my capability to work in groups whereas gaining information of the worldwide enterprise world as an entire.”
When he wasn’t in school or at his internship, Luka loved exploring Sydney and Australia as an entire, together with Bondi Seaside, Sydney Opera Home, Royal Nationwide Park, and the Nice Ocean Highway. To sum up his expertise finding out overseas in Sydney, Luka mentioned, “Learning overseas at USYD has been the very best resolution of my life.”
Advance your diploma and take in the sunshine with an AIFS Overseas examine overseas program in Australia!
AIFS Overseas gives a spread of packages in Australia, every tailor-made to satisfy particular educational and private preferences. With a examine overseas program in Australia, you may earn credit, immerse your self within the thrilling Aussie tradition, and journey all through Australia, Oceania, and even Southeast Asia, like Luka and Religion. Select AIFS Overseas and reap the benefits of our invaluable program inclusions (which actually take the stress out of planning!), akin to housing, journeys and excursions, social and cultural actions, complete insurance coverage, 24/7 emergency help, and the help of our trusted on-site employees.
