Common Mistakes

It is an unique and privileged opportunity to study abroad and get an international experience. New experiences always accompany new challenges. If you are willing to take the challenge to work hard and be serious, then foreign education is definitely a gateway to build your future. The decision to study abroad should be based on three key investments: time, financial resources and future prospects.

The biggest advantage of foreign education is that you learn to live in a different country and culture with different communities. This will make you more broadminded. A student that has studied abroad has better prospects as now many companies want their employees to have an international experience. They believe that studying abroad gives you the international skills which will help the company grow more practically. Therefore it is wise to find out which program, university and country suits you best to reduce the potential for problems.

Mistakes

• Student has lack of communication and planning skills
• Student has poor English proficiency
• Student shows ignorance of French, German or Spanish language
• Student prefers - for financial gain - off campus accommodation and thus misses out on educational environment on campus
• Student considers tuition fees as expense, not as investment
• Student concentrates more on work than on studies
• Student prefers to keep and maintain friends from the same background and country
• Student has low interaction with professors and teachers
• Student has lack of in-depth computing skills
• Student doesn’t understand the education system of abroad university before departure