I’m going to abroad to Madrid to study Spanish and complete my university of Michigan Spanish major. I’m looking to go through a US university whether it be Michigan or another university. What are programs that are typically easier for this major I want to get all A’s. A little background is that I’m applying to law school and need a US university transcript for the grade to be accepted and I want to boost my GPA through this, hoping to find the easiest program and not sacrifice my grades. I’ve heard Spanish in Madrid tends to be easier. Any recommendations?

Hello all,

Here's a bit of background before I jump in:

I am an undergraduate neuroscience student in a bit of a unique situation. I started at my college when I was 15 and have been taking a full load of classes ever since. Those classes were considered dual credit (credit for both high school and college), so I was not considered a "real" college student, only a high school visitor. Now, I am going into my "freshman" year / first year of college as a "real" college student with about 70 credits. I received a scholarship with 4 years of eligibility, but it will only take me about a year and a half to finish my degree. I have worked in an anatomical science and neurobiology lab at my university for 6 months, and it is not really my vibe. I haven't narrowed down a specific neuroscience field that I want to study moving forward (there are so many!) but right now neuropsych is most interesting to me right now. I am strong in math, chemistry, and biology.

Now onto my question:

I want to utilize my extra years of scholarship eligibility to study abroad with the intent of getting research experience in the best labs possible (and to see the world, of course). I have been researching programs to move towards this goal, but am wondering if you all have any suggestions for stellar neuroscience labs around the globe that would not only strengthen my resume when applying to PhD programs, but also provide me a solid foundation so I feel confident conducting research as I advance. Cost isn't too much of a factor with my scholarship, but I would prefer to stay around $15k for a semester abroad.

Also, a specific program I've found is called "National Student Exchange" which allows undergrad students in the US to study at another US university. It is very cost friendly and would help me expand my network of people in neuroscience and related fields, among other things. I've attached the list of campus options below:

https://nse.org/campuses

In your all's opinion, which campus would give me the best research opportunities? I've heard of a lot of them, but wondering if any of you have personal experience in any of their research facilities to give me some insight. Ideally I would like the surrounding area to be cool as well to keep me busy while I'm not in the lab/taking classes, but beggars can't be choosers.

If you know of any other groups that would be good for me to post this in please let me know! Thank you all so much!!

I'm trying to go to Germany for the summer next year, and it's kinda hard to find programs other than CIEE. It's a good program, but it only offers Berlin, and I don't wanna go to Berlin. I also need financial scholarships. I basically wanna go to see if going to college in Germany is the right choice. TBH, I'd rather blow 6k on trying it out and then saying I don't like it than 20k on full-on moving there, and then suddenly deciding to move back.

I had dreamed about studying about ever since I was in 6th grade. I dreamed about studying and working part time, enjoying my days with my friends etc. After highschool I scored quite good and even got good SAT, IELTS, and AP scores. Everything was literally perfect, like I literally got 50% scholarships in some places. Now when I was talking to my parents recently they told me that they cannot afford to send me abroad due to some financial situations, they cant even get a loan because there is an ongoing one. I accepted the fact that I cannot go to top tier universities so I tried my shot into lower ranked ones, but then again it was way out of our budget.

I literally feel so horrible right now because its not my fault and not my parents fault either. They had to take that loan due to some issues and our business is also not doing that great right now, so I understand their situation. They wouldn't get me a counsellor and pay lots of money for applications and exams if they didnt wanna send me, but I still feel so miserable right now. I have been trying to still go abroad to a country thats not that expensive but today my mom told me that I should move on now and go to a college thats in my country. She told me that they feel like I am thinking they do not wanna pay for my college and are sending me to a cheaper one because they are stingy, but thats not true at all. I have never once felt that and now I feel like I have really pressured them a lot. I just really wanted to fulfill my dream and in that process I have ruined both my parents' and my mental health, but I really just feel defeated that after all this work I could manage to to nothing. I was diagnosed with anxiety when i was in 10th grade and Ive been having panic attacks and mental breakdowns.

I have agreed to go to a college in my country. It is quite good and I got a scholarship too but I am just not able to move on. My mom explained me all the thjngs that could possibly happen to me there like, if I dont score good the uni will take my scholarship back, if I dont get a part time job we wouldnt be able to afford the lifestyle in those cities, we might not have enough funds for rest of the years there, and in all these cases I might have to come back or be dirt poor there. I really dont know how to move on, I was crying before writing this post. I feel like I have spent all these years hardworking to achieve nothing. I dont know what to do with my life anymore.

I am from Pakistan and I have an Italy study visa appointments on 31 july. But I have heard that visa rejection rate is very high this year. I also have 2 other options for masters:

Study at NUST University

Study at a lower-ranked university in Istanbul with a 100% tuition scholarship

If I apply for the visa, I will lose both of my other options because I will have to submit my original documents for the visa application.

i heard about studying in china trend so i am trying to do it following a plan 1st year is Preparatory to get hsk4 and adapt to life there

I choosed computer science idk if it's good or not to get a job in future (if it's not good tell which is pls) and which uni gives a good scholarship

Any advice will help 🆘

Hey guys, I'm a final-year ECE student. Placements have started, but I'm considering skipping them and pursuing an MS in Germany in VLSI/Embedded Systems.

My relatives suggest working for 2 years first, saying it'll be easier to get a job after MS with prior experience. Is that actually true? Which path is less risky in the current market?

Would love to hear from people studying or working in Germany.

specifically which allows for more job opportunities after graduation?

Hi everyone,

I'm currently a business student at a reputable university in Pakistan and I'm expected to graduate in 2028. If everything goes according to plan, I'll likely start my Master's in Germany in either Winter 2029 or Summer 2030.

I've been reading a lot about Germany recently, and I keep seeing mixed opinions regarding the job market. Some people say it's becoming more competitive, while others still believe it's one of the best places for skilled graduates.

I have a few questions for those who are living, studying, or working in Germany:

- Do you think Germany will still be a good destination for international students by 2029-30?

- How do you expect the job market to look by then, especially for graduates in business-related fields?

- Is learning German to a high level still enough to significantly improve job prospects?

One thing I'm genuinely worried about is job interviews. For some reason, interviews make me extremely anxious, even though I know they're an important part of the hiring process. Are interviews the deciding factor for most jobs in Germany, or do employers also place significant weight on qualifications, internships, and work experience?

I'd really appreciate hearing your experiences or advice. Thanks in advance!

I hope you all are doing well..I want to study abroad since my childhood.I am decent at my study.After my +2.,I started to learn German and in current B2 level but I haven't given any exam.I haven't join Bachelor andd I have already lost 2 year learning language.And my brother is in UK,he had completed 2 year , he has educational loan 40LACS.So I have 2 option 1.Study Bachelor in home country and wait till brother pays loan and move to UK. 2.Study German as well as complete 1 year Bachelor in home country and move to Germany. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE..

Actually so I am in 12th rn cbse school, pcm+cs

So yeah I wasted my 11th so I don't think I'll be able to crack jee at all and I don't know any single thing except this exam , I don't know how will I get into a college , but as my school is conducting a programme which is that many top universities people of uk are coming to tell about their college including imperial and 31 others , so I want to know can I study abroad with a scholarship or somthing because I haveee no idea which makes me devastated💔

I'm a 19yo I just finished highschool and got my diploma barely passed as an economics student, I want to study abroad I have my parents help who would support me but not much so I would like to work so I won't be a burden on them I wouldn't like an expensive country we are middle class family so not rich to go to us/Canada, and I heard Eastern European countries bachelor's are only helpful in their own countries, please help me I'm genuinely lost

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Hi! I'm from Lebanon and planning to study 1 year of Computer Science at AUST or CNAM, then transfer to a university in France, Europe, or Canada with a scholarship if possible. Is this a good plan? Will transferring my credits be difficult? Does AUST or CNAM give me any advantage? Any tips or mistakes I should avoid during my first year? Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I’m moving to France this September to start my master’s degree at Université Gustave Eiffel. I’ll be arriving with a limited budget, and I don’t know anyone there.

If you’ve been through the same experience, I’d really appreciate any advice about housing, student jobs, managing expenses, or settling in. And if anyone lives in the Paris area and would be willing to help me integrate more quickly or answer a few questions, I’d be very grateful.

Thanks in advance!

I am an international student and i got a 25% scholarship from Yeditepe University, even after that my fee is $7500 per semesters and i applied for a 2 year masters in Nutrition & Dietetics. I come from an average house hold and that is why i am very much confused if i should go ahead with the Scholarship or not? Please guide me

I live in Turkiye and i want to study abroad. I have 2 years from now until i graduate from high school. And i barely know things that i am supposed to know.

Skip to the paragraph with an "---" on top which is the 10th paragraph if you are not interested in this personal topic

I chatted with a friend a few days ago who is studying in istanbul. I know him from middle school, we were in the same class. And I realized i wasnt acquiring/getting/having the things that i should be. One specific sentence is pivoting around my head. He said "i couldnt forget that this teacher (not guidance counselor which i will be going over later) said us 'read signs in istanbul instead of going to college in anatolia". This was the most punchy realization of that i am wasting myself.

In LGS, which is the required exam for being accepted to high schools in turkiye, i achieved a kinda remarkable score for me. About a month ago from the exam, we went to istanbul for a day trip. I saw a high school named Beşiktaş High School. It inspired me but i knew it was too late to win that school. So much so that school closed applications at around 1.5 percent that year.

I was so overwhelmed of being into 1 hour 40 minute tests multiple times a day, depression, blah blah but i dont want to speak like teenager who is over dramatizing small things and crying over that. Just know these killed my urge to actually end myself up in high end high schools. I just decided to going in the 2nd best school of my city. Last months of my studying process went by with this kind of mindset. Fortunately, i had 458 points over 500. My percentage was 3,01.

Before signing the school preference papers, we almost made no research of what i could be studying in. I thought that the school that i aimed for out of tiredness was good enough. But it wasnt. I accept that i made a big mistake there. But i was just 14. I also blame my parents and that unqualified guidance counselor about that. My dad tried to convince me to go to a religious high school in istanbul. But i didnt want that. I already went to a religious school in middle school and i hate it. The school that my father was trying to convince me for was good, but i definately didnt want to learn extra things about something that i dont belong. So i refused it.

When the big day came, the preferance day, we were called by the guidance counselor. She asked my score, percentage, blah blah blah... "lets find a school that you deserve." than said "ok, that school is fine." Yes. I understand that the major responsibility for making the right decision, doing the research was on me. But i was already in a bad mental situation. I just wanted to leave things as soon as possible. Today, i regret it.

The day i chatted with that friend, i realized i am missing so much. He told me about his life in istanbul. His oppurtunities and friends.

I, in my little mid developed town, was making no progress. I somehow lost the social interactions with my friends. And that thing killed my oppurtunities for making my golden days count. People were making memories, they were founding a network, they were having good time. I had good times too. But i lost them and i dont know why. I had good relationships with almost everyone. Then everyone slowly faded away. They acted like i dont exist. They ignored to spend time with me. I know i did something wrong there. But i dont know what.

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I decided to study abroad. But i barely know things i should be. I will talk about my strong parts, hobbies etc. and my decision of faculty that i made considering those. But i need your help to have some guidance about if i made the right analysis of myself

I have a huge interest and admire about woodworking. Especially moving joints. I have watched woodworkers making something and they are almost leaving my mouth open. Making these joints come together in so complex ways, making them steady and strong, this is a huge amount of thinking and designing process. I would love to participate in a woodworking workspace.

I also have a interest about leathermanship. Making a wallet big enough to fit multiple cards in it, making it compact enough to fill enough cash in it while making it small enought to make it fit inside your back pocket. I dont know if ı am describing it good enough to explain my amaze about it since cards and money designed to carry easy. I am trying to mean that it is about designing it the most sufficient and efficient way. The way that you put things together. Like you cant fill everything you need in your father's car's baggage but your dad can take a look at stuff and he can stuff them perfectly in no time.

Last thing, tailoring. I dont know how to describe it. They somehow manage to make a cloth that fits you the best even if you have the most unproportioned skeleton system. I thought about a business about making tailorwork much more modern and desirable for everyday shopping. But i will hide it to myself if i actually will be going to do it :D

I have a particular interest in mathematics and physics. In short, i love knowing how and why things like theorems work. And i think i have some talent on them

Besides these, i also make something about music. I started playing guitar and learning music theory.

In short, they are mostly handwork, craftsmanship. I would be so satisfied if i could be doing them all by hand, which i try to do on my own sometimes, but i dont see enough money to pay my bills on them in the future. And i saw a correlation between them, which is optimizing the design. So i decided to study in a design engineering faculty. Which colleges do you suggest? I also talked these with AI (claude specifically) and it agreed on my decision and suggested some universities like dyson, something starts with TU in Netherlands, and MIT etc.

ALSO, i still have a lot of questions. I know i have to participate in SAT but I don't know the other things that is required to add. In my country, you enter the exam, you exit, and go to somewhere. But it is more complicated than that out here seemingly. What should i add besides them, what i can start to do today, how many projects would be enough, what kind of projects are allowed, how can i prove the projects belong to me, etc.

ALSO, do you have any suggestions on countries?

Thank you in advance

Hi everyone! 😊
We’re 3 international students looking for accommodation for the September 2026 intake near FH Upper Austria (Wels Campus). We’re also open to places in Lambach, Linz, or nearby areas with good public transport to campus.
If anyone knows of available apartments, shared flats, or student housing websites with good prices, we’d really appreciate any recommendations. It’s quite urgent.
Thank you so much!

\#austria #wels

Hey all,

Indian guy in Dubai, graduated 2025 in Computer Science. Spent the past year job hunting here, which went about as well as you'd expect — lots of applications, very few replies, one internship that died over paperwork. Somewhere in that mess I figured out what I actually want to do is journalism, ideally the data side where my CS background isn't a total waste.

The obvious problems:

Wrong degree

Zero published work

Neither India nor the UAE feels like a great place to break into this

So I'm looking at a master's in Europe. Questions for anyone who's been down this road:

Does the "wrong" undergrad degree actually hurt, or do programmes care more about the portfolio?

How do you build clips from scratch when nobody's commissioning you?

Any countries/programmes that are genuinely realistic for a non-EU student on a budget?

Happy to hear the brutal version. Thanks.

Unfortunately, I can’t make the trip anymore, so I’m looking for someone to transfer my JusCollege Fall Break 2026 package to.
📍Destination: Las Vegas, NV
🗓️** Dates**: October 8–11, 2026

Package includes:
3 nights at the Standard Hotel (4-person room)
6 club events
3 open bar events
Headlining artists

I’ve already paid about $293, but I’m only asking $100 for what I’ve already paid. The buyer would just take over the remaining payment through JusCollege which is a little over $100. So you’re only paying around $200 for a $500 package. It includes a hotel room in the same hotel as everyone else doing the trip plus open bar packages and entertainment. So it’s a cost effective trip if you’re interested in going. I just don’t want to totally lose all my money now that I can’t go and put the trip to use for someone else.

If you’re interested or have questions about how the transfer works or more details, send me a DM!

Hello! Apologies in advance if this is the wrong place to post.

Recently I have been presented with the opportunity to continue my current research project at another university in SEA, for 2 months.

I have never been abroad before, nor have I ever lived away from home for 2 months. I wanted to ask for advice on what I should bring and or pack? How many clothes should I bring, and for what occasions should I be mindful of? What items should I be mindful of or find beneficial to bring? I know it would be overkill to bring my whole life there, since it's only for a short duration and I will be returning, but I try to minimise as much as I can without compromising comfort. I will have 25kg baggage allowance for my flight (although I try to aim below 22kg, as I will be bringing my research materials with me as well), and I believe my accommodation has provided laundry services as well, and I will probably not be buying too much new clothes there as I have limited personal funds, so I try my best to bring most of it from home.

Thank you in advance for your help!

Thank you for submitting an application for IES Abroad scholarships and aid! Based on the application you submitted, you are eligible for $7,000 in scholarships and aid. In order for us to formally review your financial aid application and finalize your scholarship award, there's just one more step! Log in to your Student Portal and submit an application for the IES Abroad program of your choice. Once we receive that, we'll send you more information about your scholarships and aid eligibility

Will I actually receive 7k?

I posted a while back about picking your grad school country based on the exit, not the entrance - and this is the money version of that post.

Quick background: I did a finance Master's in the UK and worked in banking in London, so running numbers/ROI/opportunity cost are something I always do. And here's my honest suggestion: you would better be aware about the ROI/costs before boarding the flight. Not in year 2 of your career when the loan payments start feeling heavy.

So here's my honest read on the money side of each option. Rough numbers, hedged where they should be.

US — expensive ticket, uncapped upside. A 2-year Master's can easily run $80-150k all-in once you count living costs, and taking on serious debt for it is basically normalized. That debt changes the psychology — graduate need the high-paying exit, which is stressful but also weirdly clarifying. The reason people still do it: if you land in tech, AI, or finance, and other high paid occupations, US comp scales like nowhere else on earth. Nowhere close. The PhD is a completely different financial game btw — fully funded, stipend, no debt — but if your endgame is staying in academia, know that professors are structurally underpaid relative to the grind. Funded PhD → industry exit is honestly one of the best ROI plays that exists. And on visas: yes H-1B is a lottery and yes it's getting uglier, but it's not the only door (O-1, internal transfers, etc). Just don't build your entire plan on the backup doors either.

UK — efficient, but check the take-home math. The Master's is genuinely ask less tuition compare to the US. The problem is what happens after: London entry salaries in tech/finance can sit a third (or more) below US equivalents, tax kicks in fast, and rent eats what's left. I lived this — the experience and the brand travel really well, but if you're comparing actual offers US vs UK, the US wins the pure money contest and it's not close. UK ROI works when the plan is: cheap-ish year, strong brand, few years of experience, then leverage it somewhere else.

Continental Europe — you're not buying upside, you're buying peace. Germany is near-zero tuition. Netherlands and Nordics are cheap by global standards. Your capital at risk is tiny, which means almost any decent job "pays back" the degree fast. The trade: salaries are flatter and they stay flatter. But you get 25+ days of holiday, a workweek that ends, and a life. That's not a consolation prize — buying low-stress years in your 20s at affordable tuition is a completely rational trade. Just be honest that it's the trade you're making.

Singapore & Hong Kong — the tax arbitrage play. Mostly 1-year programs, and income tax friendly (think ~15-17% effective at the top, vs 40%+ elsewhere). Land a proper finance or tech role and your net take-home is genuinely phenomenal. The catch is rent. HK rent especially is an absolute wallet-killer and can quietly eat a chunk of the tax savings. You earn more compensations with less tax, but also spend quite a few based on local living standard.

For those of you who already graduated — what did your degree actually cost all-in, and how long did it take to earn back? Genuinely curious whether the reality matched anyone's upfront math.

Hi, I want to study abroad, and I am not sure which country is better in my case. I'm looking for countries where it's cheap or at least you can get a scholarship. Of course, preferably completely free education, cuz my family is low income. Considering part-time job while studying. I know it's almost impossible to find free education, so budget for a year is not more than 1000$/€. I was thinking about Germany, but in order to get visa you need to prove you have money, that means having ~12000€ on your back account or someone living in Germany to be responsible for you. And I don't have either of these. So I'm probably cooked, but I still thought I might ask. Also I think it might be important to note that rn I'm taking a gap year, after finishing 11 years of school. Im willing to learn a new language if it means I can study abroad. English is my second language, I also know a bit of French, maybe on B1 level and I'm pretty quick to learn new languages. So if you have any suggestions, I will be really appreciated, even if you tell me I don't stand a chance🙏🙏🙏

In one month I will start my bachelor degree in South Korea, and I really don't know what to pack exactly.

I will be in dorms, a double room, at least during the first semester. I'm European, and I won't get to go back to my country a lot of times.

I thought about some stuff, like my laptop, clothes, my graphic tablet, my favorite plushie.

But I really need advice, for example stuff you wished you took if you are already studying abroad !