OIP released study abroad application decisions on Tuesday. Seventy-two percent received their top choice, and 85 percent received one of their six choices.
News, Featured Story, Administration
Study Abroad Application Process Adjusted Based on Student Feedback
After making adjustments to the study abroad application process last year, the Office of International Programs (OIP) will no longer require students to list a fall program on their study abroad applications and will now ask students to list six programs, instead of three, when they apply.
News, Top Story, Academics, Featured Story, Administration
OIP Director Says Most Satisfied With Abroad Placement
Nick Gozik, director of the Office of International Programs, said that just over 70 percent of students received their preferred program and semester this academic year.
Opinions, Editorials
Editorial: Administration Needs to Work With Students for Lasting Solutions
“Without gathering students’ opinions regarding such established institutions within BC, even marginal changes may face unnecessary retaliation, which would prove unnecessary given adequate student input.”
Features
Learning Their Language: Building Trust Through Music
“What ended up being most effective was to take my guitar and learn how to play any song they knew—a lot of ‘Despacito,’ a lot of Daddy Yankee.”
Column, Arts
Castro Exiled the Jesuits—Why Go Back?
Studying abroad in Cuba is not as philanthropic as many students think. In fact, it doesn’t help Cuban citizens at all, and opens the door to more oppression.
Opinions, Column
Recognizing the Opportunity of Abroad
“Taking a class about my home country from the perspective of another culture, albeit a culture very similar to that of the U.S., proved to be an intense learning experience.”
Column, Featured Column, Opinions
Answering Public Diplomacy 2.0’s Call
“American Boston College students, whether they like it or not, represent the U.S. while they study abroad.”
Features
Hannah Bowlin Searches for ‘La Descente’
As a French major who trained partly in Grenoble, Hannah Bowlin focuses on ‘la descente,’ her mantra that reminds her that every hill has a valley.
Column, Opinions
Overcoming Our Fear of Abroad
“Studying, volunteering, and teaching abroad—these are the activities that students should engage in to transcend the vices that plague society, and to help usher in a greater sense of global humanity.”
