First Step Towards Abroad

The moment you decide you are going to study abroad, the inevitable questions just pop up. What college, which country, which course? Answering all these questions is not the end. It is the real beginning. so, what do you do once you have decided on the country and the course. You have got to fill the application form, provide scores of exams like GRE or GMAT and then the language proficiency exams like IELTS or TOEFL. Some universities require a statement of purpose, recommendation letters or may be a writing sample.

Let’s begin with the first step. Filling the application form. Universities these days have a link to the application form once you visit their website.although some schools still accept paper applications, but it normally has a higher processing fee. Fill out all the sections of the application form. Once you have filled the form, you could either pay using credit cards or the different modes available. In the latter case, you need to download the application form. when sending offline, be sure to send the copies two weeks prior to the deadline. Remember, to keep a copy of the application form with you as well, for the records.
You must get two emails from them. First, that the application has received by them and the next one confirming that the application form is completely filled. Make sure to fill all the components of your application form, in case they get lost in transit, you may send them again.

It is not tough to get into a university abroad, but you need to be focused and not take things as trivial or for granted.

Finding Accommodation Abroad

One major question that comes to mind after finding a university abroad is accommodation. Although there are some universities that provide accommodation, there are even some who don’t. This makes finding accommodation abroad lot more more tougher. The three things you need to keep in mind before deciding on an accommodation are-:

  • Distance between the accommodation and the university
  • What is the type of accommodation?
  • rent

Also remember, that while making arrangements for accommodation, make them for the short period of time. Once you start living in a place, you may well yourself find a better accommodation.
What are the kinds of the accommodation?

Apart from the one the college provides, home rent is a kind of accommodation quite prevalent these days. In this kind, you live with a family of that country in their house. You are also offered food in home rent. Even more, you will rarely feel homesickness, because after all you are living in a home away from home. The other kind of accommodation is taking a rented apartment. It is usually preferred if you are a group of people. Taking such an accommodation if you are alone, may often cause you to feel more alone than you really are. You need to pay for the food separately in this kind.

Choose wisely. Remember, you are living in a different country with new people and new environment. There is no need to be skeptical but being too easy going, could lead you to trouble.

Hold On Pain Ends

Getting a good score in IELTS is easy. Getting your dream college is just the beginning. Life does not end there. Rather, it begins from there. Surely you know English but then studying abroad is not just about knowing the language. You might be in a completely different part of the world. People with ideas that do not match yours. Maybe their way of living is different. Yes, the experience is beautiful but no one said there aren’t any hardships.

The competition is tough. You have taken the first step towards your dreams and now you have to climb the entire ladder. The motive here is not to scare you. Not even to tell you that do not study abroad, because it is tough. The point is you have to work hard to get the fruit when you are off for the study abroad. There might be times when you would be fighting the clock. There may be sleepless nights. It could be possible that you have some harsh experiences. There might be times when you could see no hope, being positive will help you. Remember, you have to die to get the heaven.

In no means abroad study difficult. You will surely have fun doing it. New people, new ideas, new places. You will learn a lot about their culture. You may even tell them about yours. There will be friendships that last forever. It is all going to be there, the fun as well as the struggle.

So, be mentally prepared. Remember, life is not walking around beaches, it is climbing the ladder. It doesn’t matter how good climber you are, what makes the difference is whether you quit or hold on.

Respect Yourself

The hardest battle that you have is the one with yourself. When you are abroad, there may be chances that you find someone better than you. It could be in athletics or academics or their oration skills. It could be anything. There might be chances that you fail in some test or someone insults you. may be it is not what they intended to do, but it might hurt you. what to do next? Leave the place and come back home? Or feel sad about it and ruin the entire fun of study abroad.

Have a self esteem. Yes, this is something that can help you. you need to know yourself. You need to respect yourself. Of course there will be people better than you. why not? You are now standing in a global picture after all. People all across the world are there. but have you heard of the old adage,” Flowers never compete, they just blossom”. This is exactly what you need to do. Respect the person better than you, but respect yourself as well. try hard to improve, make yourself better, day by day.

Also, some people tend to confuse respect and listening orders as the same thing. But the fact is they are different. It might be the case that you gave some advice to some one and they did not followed it. Don’t take these things to heart. After all you never know them better. Similarly, you need not to take every advice seriously or follow it. People do give advice, you need to figure out if it works for you. After all no one knows you better than yourself.

Respect yourself, others and your decisions. Remember, all you need to be is sincere and listen to your heart, every thing else falls into place.

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