{"id":4224,"date":"2017-04-24T15:00:28","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T05:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/?p=4224"},"modified":"2017-04-18T10:42:06","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T00:42:06","slug":"ready-set-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/2017\/04\/24\/ready-set-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready, Set, Go"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anna B, Bachelor of Creative Industries<\/h1>\n

Aalto University, Finland (Semester 2, 2016)<\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Ten tips for anyone ready to go on the ride.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Consider your options. I wanted to go to Leads England and ended up at Aalto University Finland. A huge blessing<\/li>\n
  2. Take risks<\/li>\n
  3. The people you meet on exchange will change your life. Make the most of every moment last<\/li>\n
  4. Be who you want to be on exchange. You are in a new place you can test a new version of you.
    \n    \"\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Get dirty. Travel to the small places they are always the best. Be a traveler not tourist. Experience a place don’t just visit it.<\/li>\n
  6. Find snow it is great<\/li>\n
  7. Take advantage of the experiences this new university offers you. You never know the impact it has on you till when you get back.<\/li>\n
  8. Embrace change it’s all part of the ride.\"\"<\/a><\/li>\n
  9. Student discounts are life use it.<\/li>\n
  10. The ride will be over before you know it. Enjoy it<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Make<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1513,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[207,6004,5246,6155,450],"tags":[207,15977,11977,450],"class_list":{"0":"post-4224","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-adjusting-to-uni","7":"category-choosing-a-university","8":"category-europe","9":"category-first-impression","10":"category-student-life","11":"tag-adjusting-to-uni","12":"tag-qut-global","13":"tag-student-exchange","14":"tag-student-life"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nReady, Set, Go - QUT Gone Global<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/2017\/04\/24\/ready-set-go\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ready, Set, Go - QUT Gone Global\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Anna B, Bachelor of Creative Industries Aalto University, Finland (Semester 2, 2016) Ten tips for anyone ready to go on the ride. 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