If you were a college student...business major, who wanted to study abroad, which 3 places (top 3) would you want to go to, and for what reasons?
Too lazy to move. Wouldn't wanna leave my life, my sports, my hobbies, my friends, etc... Vacations are one thing. Living and learning somewhere completely new... Meh. Might as well throw my money down the drain. But if I had to change it would definitely be in an English speaking country. Wonder if chicks dig Texas accents. Or umm, Houston accents.
"Study" abroad......the best to "study" abroad is somewhere in Europe. It's so easy to travel around in Europe that it really doesnt matter. Just pick somewhere. Barcelona was a lot of fun.......you wont be doing much studying at all
India (1) no one goes there (2) they speak English (3) growing business world influence (4) easy access to other exotic locations (Maldives, Thailand, Singapore, China, etc.) (5) they have some pretty nice places to visit themselves, ex. Taj Mahal, underrated beaches (6) high purchasing power of the American dollar I might go there this summer for an internship.
Hong Kong most young people speak decent english (look at Pryuen!) one of the busiest financial centers in Asia (along with Tokyo and Singapore) the gateway to the huge chinese market u get to experience the chinese culture without dog eatings in restaurants
I studied abroad in Italy, mostly Florence (high English speaking population) but I wasn't a business major, I was in art.
I would go to either Tokyo, Singapore or Hong Kong as Matchman suggested. Only reason I do not suggest London is simply because it is so expensive. As for English speaking, it will be easiest in Singapore. Hong Kong is a little bit easier, and Tokyo is the hardest place of the three to find English speakers. India is a decent place, but as a Westerner you might not be able to adjust as it is a huge culture shock even in the big cities. There is this prestigious internship program in Asia that is open to Western students that lets you shuttle between the big Asian cities and learn different aspects of business and business culture. I forget the name right now.
I studied abroad in London for a semester with a Finance major. It was a great time and I would've done it again, but realize that most people will go over there with "art" or "history" majors, which can be irritating. For example, your homework will be homework just like it was back in school, whereas the other roommates you have will have homework like "go watch a play." Also, just about every roommate I had (5 out of the 6) were potheads, so they can be a distraction if you don't have good will power. It was still a very enjoyable experience, though. Go for it.
That's where I went, and it was great. I learned a ton, lived with a great family, and interacted with people from all over the world. I recommend it highly. I don't have any other program to compare it to, however. If you plan on working in the U.S. speaking Spanish will always help. It will help anyway just knowing another language, and way of relating to language, and culture etc.
That's a good point. Although I enjoyed my stay, I can't say it really helped very much with my major. It all depends on what you'd like to do with a career, and if you're going abroad for the experience or to build on your resume.
Yes, and not to be too philosophical with this, but broadening one's experience usually makes them a better problem solver, more understanding worker, work better with others etc. In other words if it helps you improve as a person, and learn more about anything it will help you be a better worker at almost any job. Even if the particular study, and experience isn't actually 100% practical and specifically related to your chosen career field.
well if you are looking into broadning your worldy experience you should look into a program i ventured into this last year...called Semester At Sea. So cool...you are on a large cruise ship that has classrooms on it and holds roughly 1000 students. We went to puerto rico, brazil, south africa, india, singapore, malayasia, vietnam, china, japan, hawaii, then back to the states. sometimes you get inspriational speakers and such on board the entire time.... we had Desmon Tutu. amazing character...anways this trip will give you an experience you won't ever get anywhere else. truly amazing... the people we met in all the countries. we visit orphanges in several countries and such... something i wont ever forget. on top of that you meet students from all over the US too. i met some people from great schools who were business majors and could take classes for their major... i dunno. check it out atleast. http://www.semesteratsea.com/
I finished my degree in London, it was a great experience. I had a business degree which fit well because London is the financial capital in Europe. It is pretty expensive to live there, but to me the experience was well worth the cost. Plus getting to travel around Europe is a big plus. Before I went to London I went a couple semester in Asia, although it was fun, I don't think I learned as much if that's something you want to look at. It was still fun though.
