Study Abroad?

Jan 08, 2010 00:22


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spiffychocolate January 8 2010, 05:43:52 UTC
why am i not applying to glasgow :|||||

maybe i should not apply to florence and apply here instead??!??!?!?!!?!

jfc THIS PICTURES, THEY SLAY ME. LOOK AT SCOTLAND:


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pineapplebacon January 8 2010, 05:50:18 UTC
YYYYYY YOU SHOULD APPLY TO GLASGOW EVEN THOUGH YOU'D PROBABLY ABANDON ME FOR OXFORD
j/k no, you need to decide for yourself if you want to spend a year in italy
BUT IF YOU DON'T PLEASE APPLY TO GLASGOW TOO

yeah I think I'd apply to glasgow and st. andrews but I haven't even decided on that fuuuuuu dgksd;gs'ds'fs

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spiffychocolate January 8 2010, 05:57:28 UTC
like the thing is I REALLY REALLY want to spend a year abroad and while I'm happy I'm applying to Oxford for a year, I still kind of want to keep it as an option. EXCEPT that if I stayed for an extra semester I could change my major to English or at least have more fun academically so IDKIDKIDK I JUST LIKE. REALLY WANT TO SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE IN THE UK OR NYC. BUT I MIGHT BE ABLE TO PUT IT OFF UNTIL GRADUATION. I think (nay, know) that Lyss will slit my throat in my sleep if I decide to go to Italy over Oxford.

I think if you're really worried about the friend thing St. Andrews would be a great place to be, because it's very much a university town with a campus & a huge international student population. Also Craig Davis told me that he knew some girls who were very happy at Glasgow so there's that too. It'd be nice to have the two options (city. vs. town)

St. Andrews is on the coast:


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pineapplebacon January 8 2010, 06:16:23 UTC
idk what to tell you about the english major part, how much do you really want to change your major? because if you want to, how hard will it be credit wise to do it? idkidk can you apply to do a year at glasgow? do you want to spend the year in italy or have you let professors/parents pressure you into it? IDKIDKIDK WHAT DO YOU REALLY WANT? (not that i could answer this)

why would lyss kill you for going to italy tho?

and i'm sure i'll make friends and stuff, it's just a really big thing to be doing alone and it makes my brain go IEGES;R[AL'ELSLS whenever i think about it :x

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andnightsgrow January 8 2010, 05:57:07 UTC
do it, srsly JUST DO IT PLEASE EVERYONE I KNOW WHO'S STUDIED ABROAD SAYS IT WAS THE MOST AMAZING EXPERIENCE EVAR

also consider st andrews, maybe? i've read about it (specifically in kay jamison's bipolar memoir~ and it sounds amazing)

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pineapplebacon January 8 2010, 06:07:16 UTC
JS'FAODJGMLS I'M JUST SO UNDECIDED D:

and omg An Unquiet Mind is such a good book, I completely forgot she went to st andrews
+1,000 points to st andrews

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andnightsgrow January 8 2010, 06:15:23 UTC
correction, +1,000 POINTS TO YOU FOR KNOWING THAT BOOK OMG

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pineapplebacon January 8 2010, 06:18:02 UTC
i had to read it for a class last year and I fell in love with it omg
brb rereading it for inspiration

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abietic January 8 2010, 07:09:37 UTC
Definitely do it! Being alone in a random country is the whole point, and the money is totally worth it. I studied in Rome (my classes were in English, I don't speak Italian at all) and it was so much fun. Super fun and scary and worth it.

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pineapplebacon January 8 2010, 23:33:39 UTC
I'm definitely leaning towards going now, thanks for the advice bb <33

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vanishing_cake January 8 2010, 07:30:42 UTC
YES YES YES YES YES MFY.

SCOTLAND IS TOTALLY AWESOME AND COOL.

'Sides, Glasgow is the home of my favorite band, Belle & Sebastian, and you might be able to go see them perform or something.

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pineapplebacon January 8 2010, 23:36:11 UTC
awww yay I'm leaning towards going now, so I just need to decide what places to apply to :D

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pineapplebacon January 8 2010, 23:39:13 UTC
ohhh yay, if i come up with any questions i'll be sure to ask you! I'm not sure which schools I'm going to apply to yet though

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