{"id":7051,"date":"2019-06-07T16:33:06","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T06:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/?p=7051"},"modified":"2019-06-07T16:33:06","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T06:33:06","slug":"time-on-exchange-in-south-carolina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/2019\/06\/07\/time-on-exchange-in-south-carolina\/","title":{"rendered":"Time on Exchange in South Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"

James H., Bachelor of Business \/ Bachelor of Laws
\n<\/em>University of South Carolina, USA (Semester 2, 2018)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I picked the University of South Carolina as my exchange destination, mostly based on reports from previous exchange students and because it was a place I had never dreamed of going to in America. It ended up being a life changing experience that I will never forget.<\/p>\n

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When I first got to USC next to none of the domestic students had arrived on campus, so we took a few days to explore and get to know where we would be living for the next semester. The campus itself is incredibly picturesque, especially the \u2018Horseshoe\u2019 with its huge oak trees, lush green grass and all the classic American college buildings surrounding it. The facilities on campus were incredible with two huge fitness centres (pools, gyms, basketball and squash courts, a sauna, a rock climbing wall all inside) that are accessible for all students. Notably, the football stadium (Williams-Brice Stadium) can fit over 80,000 attendees and every game that I went to attempted to fill all of the seats with an atmosphere that was next to none \u2013 especially with the school song \u2018Darude \u2013 Sandstorm\u2019 playing at every point scored accompanied by fireworks.<\/p>\n

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On Campus Gardens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I lived in Cliff Apartments which was apartment style living shared between 4 students. We were all exchange students and I shared a room with a student from the Netherlands with whom I quickly became lifelong friends. Although we had a kitchen with a stove, oven and fridge I utilised the college meal plan, mostly because of the ease of just heading to the diner for any meal of the day, although you do end up missing a home cooked meal! The campus does have countless restaurants to eat at, although we were regulars at \u2018Bates Diner\u2019 as it was a 5-minute walk from our accommodation.<\/p>\n

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I think one of the biggest highlights from my college experience was definitely the football games. The atmosphere at the games has no rival and I particularly loved the passion that all the Americans have for the game and their team. It was always amazing to see the lengths that the school goes to show their support including the mascot (Cocky), the band and cheer-squad. It was particularly beneficial for students as we got free tickets based on a points system \u2013 the more school support you showed the better seats you got \u2013 that meant attending all the other sporting events like soccer and volleyball and really getting into the school spirit. The tailgating of the games was another highlight as it was such a great opportunity to explore the social side of campus and meet lots of students outside of college life.<\/p>\n

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Unreal Atmosphere at Williams-Brice Stadium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

America was great to travel to as there are so many further travel opportunities to explore while you are there. I highly recommend budgeting some extra money to explore some places nearby, for example I traveled\u00a0to Connecticut, Colorado, New York, Texas and did a bus tour through all of the Southwest States at the end of my trip. There are so many opportunities you wouldn\u2019t want to miss while you are over there, and I definitely recommend saying yes to them all!<\/p>\n

Overall, exchange was undoubtedly an unforgettable experience and I could not recommend it enough. I met so many lifelong friends and really got out of my comfort zone which seems daunting at first but ends up being incredibly rewarding. I can\u2019t wait to go back and visit the friends I made. Go Cocks!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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