OCS Program Comparison: Add your information to column one and then add the information for your programs of interest in the last 3 columns.
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My Information
Questions to ask
Program:
Program:
University of New South University of Otago
Wales (Sydney, AU)
(Dunedin, NZ)
Current GPA:
Academic Goals:
Language Ability, if
applicable: (last
level language
completed/currently
enrolled)
Preferred Time
Abroad:
(semester/summer)
Community/
Extracurricular
Interests:
Program:
Dublin Writer’s Program
(Dublin, IR)
1. What is the required GPA?
1. 3.0
2. What courses will be offered in my 2.
preferred area of study?
3. Are there research and/or
internship opportunities? Are they
credit bearing or not?
4. Are faculty-led field trips included
in the fee?
1. What level of language ability is
N/A
required?
2. Do they offer a course in the host
language?
1. 3.0
2. -Travel writing
The Remix
Effective
Communication
Sociology of New
Zealand
Small and large class
N/A
1. 2.75
2. English, Sociology
3. Yes, yes
3. Yes
1. Program application due date
2. Program start & end dates
3. Climate in host location while on
program
1. 12/5
2. 1/1-5/12
3. Fall
1. 12/5
2. 2/9-6/22
3. Fall1.
1. 12/5
2. 1/16-4/29
3. Spring
1. What clubs or volunteer activities
will be available to me?
2. What is local transportation like?
(buses, biking or walking)
3. Size of community/city
4. Rural or urban location
1.
2. Public transit, walking
3. Large metropolitain
city
4. Suburban
1.
2. Walking
3. Mid-sized city, only
domestic flights
4. Urban
N/A
Preferred Program
Style: (Facilitated,
Direct Enroll, study
center, field based,
Grinnell Run)
Housing/Meals:
Program Costs
(Note: financial aid
applies to OCS
programs)
1. What is the program style?
2. How much interaction would I have
with OCS students on the program,
with local students, with international
visiting students, with community
experts, etc.?
3. How much independence would I
want and have?
1. What are the housing options
(homestay, residence hall, apartment
living, other?)
2. How many meals are included with each
option, if any?
1. ?
2.
3. Quite a bit; very big
city, easy access to city,
beaches, etc.
1. ?
2. Live with int’l
students, lots of
integration
3. Not as much (as
Sydney); smaller city, no
public transit (maybe
bus?), not as easier to
1. House/Apartment1. Dorm/Apartment,
private bathroom options single room, Kiwi guide
2. No meal plan,
2. No meal plan
intimate
1. Are scholarships available through the
1. Yes
program?
2. A lot
2. What is the cost of living in the host
3. Extra costs=$4000
city?
3. How much personal travel do I intend to
do and what would those costs entail?
1. Yes
2. Eh
3. Extra costs= $100
Other:
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