Charlie – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – USA Semester 1, 2025 Bachelor of Games and Interactive Environments Hey there! I’m Charlie, and I had the absolute privilege of completing my final semester abroad at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, nestled in the small college town of Troy in upstate New York.…
The US College Life
Tahani – Purdue University – USA Semester 1, 2025 Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Laws (Honours) Hi, I’m Tahani and I am in my second last year of my Law/Business degree. I completed my minor in political science at Purdue University in semester 1, 2025. As…
Dare to Learn at University of North Carolina
Darcie – University of North Carolina – Wilmington Semester, 2019 Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Communications My name’s Darcie, and I’m a third year Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Communications student. I recently completed a semester exchange to the University of North Carolina in Wilmington (UNCW), USA. It’s hard to…
Life in the Heart of New York City
Janene – Fordham University – USA Semester 1, 2020 Bachelor of Creative Industries Hey there, I’m Janene and I did a semester overseas in the heart of New York City at Fordham University! I can truly attest to their University’s slogan, “New York is my campus, Fordham is my school”. I…
Washington: Home of Bigfoot and Big Imaginations
Aoife – Central Washington University – USA Semester 1, 2020 Bachelor of Communication When I think back on my time in the US, a bitter part of me thinks about it being cut short by COVID-19, but a brighter note comes through at how much I experienced in…
My Experience at the Crossroads of America
Ashleigh – Purdue University – USA Semester 1, 2020 Bachelor of Business (Economics) I was fortunate enough to partake in a semester exchange at Purdue University in Indiana, USA. Prior to my exchange experience, I had never truly been on my own, so this was a whole new and nerve-racking experience for me. However, over the course…
San Jose: Small Town Heart, Big City Soul
Samuel – San Jose State University – California Semester 1, 2020 Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Law (Honours) Going on exchange to San Jose State University (SJSU) in my third year of study was something that I had wanted to do ever since I started tertiary education. Although I didn’t know anyone…
My semester at the University of Florida
Luke – University of Florida, United States of America Semester 2, 2019 Bachelor of Property Economics I didn’t do as much planning for my exchange as I should have. I would recommend you try to do as much travel as you can while on exchange in the USA…
Campus life in America
Novita – Illinois Institute of Technology, United States of America Semester 1, 2016 Bachelor of Business Campus and facilities My favourite building is called MTCC. It is a big building that has cafes, dining area, study/conference rooms, Starbucks, Bookstore and the Students Support office. In MTCC, every fortnight…
Living Big in Small Town Indiana
Eliza P., Bachelor of Business/Laws Purdue University, USA (Semester 2, 2018) If you’re reading this blog post then you have probably already heard it before, but taking a semester abroad is one of the best decisions you will ever make. No matter where you decide to go, you…