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Personality

• Students often report the experience of studying abroad changed their life.
• Lifelong international friendships are made.
• Students gain a wider perspective of other cultures and also their own.
• Daily challenges, through language barriers and living on their own, foster independence in students.
• Students who study abroad develop increased self-confidence and maturity

Academics

• Students have access to unique athletic, academic or special needs programs not offered at home, as well as first-hand experiences with important monuments or texts found on-site.
• Students have increased interest in their field of study while abroad.
• Experiences abroad influence future educational choices.

Career Potential

• The global nature of today’s economy requires employees who can maneuver through different cultures and languages.
• A study by the Committee for Economic Development found that American companies lose an estimated $2 billion a year due to inadequate cross-cultural knowledge among employees.
• It also found that proficiency in a foreign language was a consideration in hiring decisions at 42 percent of firms.
• International schools provide valuable career networking opportunities.