10. Study abroad lets you explore the world for a summer, semester, or even a year while you're still a Carroll
University student.
9. Learning abroad will set you apart from other job seekers in a very competitive job market. You will highlight
your experience abroad in job interviews and on your resume.
8. Learning abroad can help you develop new skills, more independence and self-confidence. You'll return with
new skills that can't be learned on campus.
7. Studying overseas helps you see the world from a completely new perspective. The simplest things take on a
new meaning when you are abroad.
6. Education abroad introduces you to a new culture, a new way of life. Whether you go to Korea or Paris, you'll
learn to recognize and appreciate how culture determines values and behaviors.
5. Living abroad will give you an opportunity to make lifelong friendships with people you wouldn't have met.
4. A semester, summer, or year abroad gives you the opportunity to participate in an international internship,
an impressive asset in today's global marketplace.
3. Education abroad can give you an unparalleled opportunity to develop genuine fluency in a foreign language
and meet your foreign language requirements.
2. International experience helps you to learn what it really means to be an American. You'll learn what makes
life in the United States different from anywhere else.
1. You'll be a part of the elite 4 percent of undergraduate students who have participated in education abroad
programs.
![[photo] International and Off-campus Programs students](../images/iopstudents_168.jpg)
