{"id":8991,"date":"2021-03-05T10:00:01","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T00:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/?p=8991"},"modified":"2020-12-03T10:03:58","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T00:03:58","slug":"dare-to-learn-at-university-of-north-carolina-wilmington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/2021\/03\/05\/dare-to-learn-at-university-of-north-carolina-wilmington\/","title":{"rendered":"Dare to Learn at University of North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"

Darcie \u2013 University of North Carolina \u2013 Wilmington<\/h3>\n

Semester, 2019
\nBachelor of Business\/Bachelor of Communications<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n

My name\u2019s Darcie, and I’<\/span><\/span>m<\/span><\/span> 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.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>It\u2019s hard to think of where to begin when explaining the whirlwind of my exchange. Before departing, I could not have been more exci<\/span><\/span>ted to leave Australia and embark on this new journey!<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Campus Life<\/strong><\/h4>\n

I lived in the University Suites on campus. With this I could choose to get a single room or live with a roommate. I wanted to get the full experience, so I chose to live with a roommate who ended up becoming one of my best friends! I shared the suite with 10 girls including myself, which was a lot of fun (often chaotic) and definitely worth it! I also purchased a meal plan for the semester which was absolutely worth the money, as it was one less thing I had to worry about when I was there; I also had an endless supply of lucky charms!<\/span><\/p>\n

Classes were a bit different to QUT, as instead of lectures it was 3 small classes a week for each subject, and instead of multiple large assignments most classes consisted of quizzes every 3-4 weeks. I found this system really helpful in keeping on top of the class content!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The biggest thing in regards to campus life that I took advantage of, was the UNCW Student Recreation Center! This is where you’d find the gym and pool. When I found myself with some fre<\/span>e time, I would attend the free gym classes; it was such a great way to meet other students at UNCW and mingle with friends.<\/span>
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Social Life<\/span><\/h4>\n

The social life at UNCW was amazing! I am so grateful I got to go on this semester exchange, as it tested my confidence and I have come out of it so much surer of myself. In the first weeks of my exchange, I got the chance to complete ‘rush week’ for the sororities. It was a wild experience, but completely worth it and I have met girls that I will be <\/span>friends<\/span> with for life! I was also lucky enough to attend a lot of fraternity events, such as Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE) mountain weekend and the DKE semi-formal.<\/span><\/p>\n

While I was there, I also got the opportunity to travel around North Carolina, Texas and New York.<\/span><\/p>\n

There is always something to do at UNCW, so you will never be bored here!<\/span><\/p>\n