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Underground eXperts United
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[ Guide To a College-Year Abroad ] [ By McCoy ]
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____________________________________________________________________
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____________________________________________________________________
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---=( DISCLAIMER )=---
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YOU WILL USE COLLEGE-YEAR-GUIDE AT YOUR OWN RISK!
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I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT HAPPEN WHILE OR AFTER
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READING THIS COLLEGE-YEAR-GUIDE!
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IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG, THEN I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
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REPLACEMENTS OR PAYMENTS CONCERNING DAMAGE OR SATISFACTION!
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---=( My Guide To a College-year abroad )=---
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Before you start read this hints and tips I must inform you that most of
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these hints is written for those who are going to college in U.S.A.. If
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you are going to another country this might be a good help, but some of
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the facts and info might not be quite right.
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My english(american) is NOT as good as I wish it were. I haven't been
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to college in U.S.A. yet. All these hints is only all those hints I've
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heard from friends and other people.
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Written in some kind of strange order:
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- If you are able to, visit the college some month BEFORE you
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are supposed to start and check the place out. Talk to
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the staff at the school and some of the students.
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- If not, make a short phone-call, it may cost you a little, but it's
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nothing compared to detect false information too late. Talk to
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the staff and ask them every question you want to have an answer to.
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- Make the TEST-OF-ENGLISH-AS-A-FOREIGN-LANGUAGE (TOEFL) test as soon
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as possible. It takes some time to receive the results.
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- Be strong. Every struggle feels harder if you are by yourself
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away from Mom, Dad and your computer. Believe me I know!
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- Christmas and other special holidays is a pain! But by this time
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you'll have most likely made some friends which can help you
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through your "I WANT TO GET HOME"-feelings.
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- Bring your own bed sheets (linen). At least one set even if they
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say you don't have to.
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- Try to open a bank account at a city near campus BEFORE you go.
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By doing this you don't have to carry all money with you.
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- Bring you own condoms (a must for swedish guys). You never know!
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<nudge nudge> =O)
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- Be prepared of that it might be hard to make as good results
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in schoolwork as it is at home. It will take one or two month
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until you have made a routine in both language and studying.
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- Try NOT to be so much with other guys from your home country.
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What I mean is: One Swedish person is open for any idea,
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Two swedish person is open for any swedish idea.
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Besides you'll only speak swedish (or whatever your native language
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is) with them anyway and that is probably not what you want to do.
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BUT it is an advantage if there already is some guy from the same
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country as you studying at the same college. He can give you hints
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and tips about life at college in you own language. It IS a great
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help.
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- They way you live at dorms is often 2 and 2. You share one room
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with another student of the same sex <nuts> =O). And you share
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a bathroom with a toilet and a shower with the room next to you.
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A quad. The bathroom is situated between the rooms with two doors
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connected to it. One from respective room. The next room of your
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quad is also of the same sex, but the next quad is usually a quad
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of the opposite sex.
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- Housing is another way to live. It means that you will live with
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a family. I wouldn't recommend this, but if you are lucky you
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actually can have a GREAT time if you can cope with the family.
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They will probably have own kids which is cool, but not if you're
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having an exam the next day. And if they don't have any kids they
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CAN be quite boring. Not that it will be like that. It's just
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my opinion. You'll get your own room, home-made food everyday
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and some great friendship with the family. It's up to you, but
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almost everyone I have talked to recommend living "by yourself" at
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some dorms.
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- If you are going to live on/off-campus be prepared to that you have
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to make your own food the days before the school starts. The
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cafeteria/restaurant at school usually open the same day the
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school starts. It may be a little hard to make food at some places
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but it's just for a few days, so hang in there.
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- It is recommended to live at dorms the school offers you at least
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one year. Living by yourself gives you so much other thing to handle
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than you probably are able to handle. You know, school, language,
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insurances a.s.o.
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Living at an on/off-campus dorm will also give you many friends
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to share an own apartment with the second year i.o.w. cheaper
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living expences per person.
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- The best thing to go to college "through" is to use a company that
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does such kind of things. They will fix all necessary applications
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and insurances. BUT choose a company that don't have so many
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colleges to choose from.
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As it is now ASSE "have" about 40 colleges in U.S.A. to choose from
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which is good in one way, but they don't have any clue of how
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every college is. EF "has" 9 colleges in U.S.A. which is the best
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company to use. They KNOW what they are doing.
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- Keep your hands OFF any kind of drugs! If you living on-campus
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alcohol is often forbidden or at least not allowed in school.
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Too many students uses drugs at parties and at other occasions.
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Don't be one of them because they suck!
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- Speaking of alcohol. In U.S.A. they sell all beverages in any stores.
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They don't have any "SYSTEMET" as we have in sweden. Kinda strange
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sight, but I think it is a big temptation for many also. In most
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states you have to be 20 years or older to buy any liquor.
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Then again, if you're going to live On-Campus alcoholic beverages
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is often forbidden.
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- One way to make a lots of friends is to get a girlfriend/boyfriend
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(depends of what sex you are). Then you'll meet all his/her friends
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besides all the one you will get from class and the dorm.
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- Boys: If you get a girlfriend I've been recommended to get a car
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because you are expected to pick them up and drive them to
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where ever you are going.
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- Girls: I actually don't have anything here to write. Sorry, but
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hey, I'm a boy so...
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- If you are planning to get a car you'll have to get a driving
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licence. Even if you already have one in you home-country. Your
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"home-country" driving-licence is only valid in 90 days or so.
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So it's a must to take one at the country you will live/study in.
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- Respect the police/cops in U.S.A. They are TOUGH!!!
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If you make any criminal acting and get "busted" you'll almost for
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sure be expelled and sent home again.
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And that's not what you want, huh?
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- You'll have to get a I-20 Visa (for U.S.A.) at the embassy. All
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the papers you'll need to get that Visa will usually be sent to
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you some weeks before you are supposed to go. Kinda hurry, but
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it usually won't be any problems.
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- Don't have to high demands on your college-year. Everything can't
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be like you have dreamed about.
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- You will get into contact with many strange things during your
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year abroad. So be careful. I know I will...
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---=( ENDPART )=---
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Now, if you manage to make it to college (you get accepted) it will be
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one of the biggest events in your life. Some of the things you have dreamed
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about will come true and some not!
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But it's going to fun as h*ll if you take care of that time.
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//McCoy - take care!
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uXu #253 Underground eXperts United 1995 uXu #253
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Call CLU 'PUTERNET -> +1-515-232-7631
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