The TRUTH about Study Abroad | MY EXPERIENCE + Q&A!
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Top tips you NEED to know about Studying Abroad! My experience of moving from the UK to USA and ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS!
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Ever since my College Move In Vlog ( ) I get asked countless questions about HOW I MOVED ABROAD. In this video I aim to answer all your questions and provide top tips and recommendations. My knowledge is of moving from England to America, but I hope this video can help all potential study abroad students understand how they can achieve their dream.
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00:33 My Experience (Including info about classes and housing)
06:18 Visa Process
08:39 & 18:00 Finances (Including info about Meal Plans)
10:46 Classes (Following on from 00:33)
11:47 Best / Worst Experiences
13:56 Travel Opportunities
14:44 Funny Questions I Got Asked
16:17 Moving My Belongings
17:38 Christmas Break
19:18 Going Solo
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i’m going to study in boston in august and i loved hearing your experiences!
Charlie Grace Yes I was just wondering how much each semester costed u x
Do you mean how much did studying abroad cost Savannah?
Sorry to ask you this question but how much is this costing you? x
@Charlie Grace thank you so much! i’ll make sure to watch your boston vlog as well! and thanks for the recommedation hehe
Thank you! Hope you have the best time there! I have a vlog from Boston if you need some recommendations, you have to go to Blackbird Donuts – BEST DONUTS EVER. Get the Pumpkin Cream!
Hey Charlie, great video, I’m about to start six form and I really want to study in the US as a student-athlete. Would my school help me with this process or would I have to do this all by my self? I want to study for the whole 4 years. 🙂 And I only want to study psychology or do I have to study more subjects?
@Megan thank you! Its become a bit less confusing now you’ve helped !
Kaela Nixon that’s great ! good luck with it !
@Megan I’ve already filled a survey kinda thing for asm scholarships I think that’s what their called and they said they would get back to me in a couple days
Kaela Nixon im not sure how it works without a scholarship company to help so maybe google some companies that do your sport and they should come up
@Megan okay that’s sounds great thank you also when should I start applying for colleges
this is so lovely and genuine of you. God bless
Thank you for this video 🙂 Hoping to study abroad in Canada in my 2nd year! So excited.
It was just an alternative university in America haha. Yes same!
@Charlie Grace what was your second choice? haha thats why im not sure, massive spider phobia ?
Nice choice – I have friends who live in Montreal. Australia was my third choice, don’t think I could deal with the weird animals haha
@Charlie Grace It did! Montreal – McGill uni 🙂 either that or an Australian uni… so difficult to decide!!
No problem, hope it helps. Good luck, where in Canada will you be studying?
I know I’m a bit late to this video but how did you pay for your accommodation, like was it in installments like here in the uk or was it payed in full for the whole year
Love this video — super informative!! <3
Thank you lovely, I appreciate that! This took a lot of planning to make!
Loved the detailed video 🙂 One question I have is who decides where you study? Did you choose North Carolina or was it the only option?
Thank you! For my particular course I was given a list of universities applicable to me both in and out of Europe. From those I chose my top 5 universities, my top one being UNCC, which I was lucky enough to be accepted for:)
hey??♀️so i wanna do a gap year before going to uni and I’m so confused in the application process to American unis : I wanna do pre med subjects but I’m so lost on how to apply
Sorry for the late reply. You’d have to apply as an international student if you’re looking to do your full degree there. Otherwise, as I recommend here, it’s a good idea to go to a University in your home country that offers a study abroad option as part of your degree.
Lovely to see you again beauty!! =^.^=
Always a pleasure to see your comments too!
Did you go studying abroad with people you knew already? I’m applying to study abroad alone – was it easy to meet friends?
I coincidentally went to the same university as someone I knew, but we chose not to live together. It takes a little time to make friends, but you’ll definitely be able to in your classes, and I highly recommend joining societies to extend your social circle. Also see if there’s any events / societies specifically for international students too. Don’t be nervous, you’ll have a great time!
i want to study in the usa bc i’m from there but i live in the uk but i’m so confused bc of family pressure
Talk to your family about the pressures your feeling lovely?
did you find the classes / work / exams harder in the us university compared to British university?
Studying there is definitely different. There’s far more exams / quizzes – I found anyway, as you have midterms and finals, as well as random pop quizzes. But I think the difficulty really depends on the subject and subject level. So I went to America after completing my second year in the UK, but I took classes that first year students were taking in America – so they were easy for me – but I also took Second through to Fourth year classes, so obviously they vary in difficulty.
one last question so if I go to uni in England do I have to then finish it in England or do I move to America mid through uni
No sadly doesn’t work that way!
Charlie Grace so is there any way of going out to America staying the whole 4/3 years and then staying there after uni that lets me have a student loan
@TechVision – Easy Tutorials and guides correct. No student loan unfortunately!
Charlie Grace so you don’t get a student loan if you go out for the full 4 years of university
Yes in theory it’s possible, but not easy. You need a lot of money as you have to pay international student tuition, and have to get a visa for study.
I’m still in uk in yr10 but I want to get in a good uni (like Harvard or brown or Yale) do you think I should do A levels or go college abroad?
Do A-levels cause American University do not recognise Btec and you should attend Fulbright college admission seminars where you can talk to multiple representatives from different American universities to give advice on the application process
So college in the UK is different to college in the US. American college is equivalent to University. So you need to be at that level before you can attend an American College?
Do you have to be given choices of colleges or can you just call or Email them ? I’m from the uk
Charlie Grace one last question so if I go to uni in England do I have to then finish it in England or do I move to America mid through uni
Charlie Grace ok thank you for all
The help
I can’t see why not, if you go on the website for the university you have in mind there should be a section dedicated to international students, there will be more information there.
Can you contact them directly though ?
I’m not sure about how you’d apply without using a scheme through your university in the UK. But your university here will give you a list of universities they are partnered with around the globe so you don’t need to contact them directly
Thanks for the advice! I am hoping to study out in Texas, at UTA, in January and was wondering how did you cope with finances? Is it beneficial to set up an American bank account on arrival? Have read that some university accommodation will only accept American bank accounts etc (I don’t know if this applies to me yet lol). Also, did you get an American SIM? My bets are on that it helps a bit while out there.
Happy to help. How exciting! Nope I personally had no need for an American account – seems strange that they’d make you have American account honestly – I used the Post Office Travel Card – however I’d now recommend Monzo (wasn’t a thing back then!) check out the Travel T&C’s but I’m pretty Monzo don’t have fees when using abroad? Yes definitely get a SIM, I know a lot of people that just tried to rely on WiFi but I found a really cheap year long plan with Speedtalk. You don’t get much data but it really helps when you need maps for example! A lot of big phone companies that you pay monthly for in the US do require a bank account (+their plans are super expensive!) so personally I recommend this way if you think you can monitor your data use each month?
How did get money to save ?
How did you afford everything ? Did you get a job out there?
No job, with the Student Visa you aren’t allowed a job. I saved up before going and I was still able to get my student finance from England which helped a lot
this is funny because I am going to kingston to study abroad LOL and im from charlotte
No way, what a coincidence! Have an amazing time studying at Kingston!
Hiii , just wondering if you got a job or anything when over in us , I’m a bit confused if you can get a job or if you get an internship before you go
Hey, no the visa you’ll get specifically doesn’t allow you to work there. There’s some loopholes, if you’re hired by the university itself you may be able to work on campus, but it would be a limited amount of hours