Details about Study Abroad

As I prepare to study abroad, there are a lot of hoops to jump through and forms to fill on campus to complete the process. I will be going to Arica, Chile in the fall on a public health program! The GW Office of Study Abroad is a great resource (though somewhat of a clunky website) to browse programs, but they also include students' official applications and forms on the website so it is really easy to complete everything.

Some of the things you have to complete once you get approved by your program, including:

• Meeting with my advisor (only necessary for Elliott School and the Business School)
• Pre-departure orientation to get an introduction to language, culture, meet other people going on your programs, etc.
• Participation agreements
• Study abroad approval forms (basically stating you have at least a 2.0 GPA, etc)
• Emergency contact forms
• Financial assistance forms
• Passport details
• And more!!!

While there are all these forms to do, they are all easily filled out online and I know they will be completely worth it! To prop up some other bloggers, check out the study abroad blogs on the GW Office of Study Abroad website. Here is an example of a post from Sydney.

Email me with any questions! marisaw@gwmail.gwu.edu
- Marisa