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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Atlanta, GA | Posted: January 10, 2018
The Office of International Education is excited to announce that we’ve started a blog! Please follow the blog to learn more about student’s international experiences: http://pwp.gatech.edu/ramble-abroad-blog/. We hope you enjoy learning about student experiences as much as we do. Below is a short article from a summer 2017 study abroad student who received the Freeman ASIA Scholarship for her study abroad experience.
“Hi, my name is Sabrina! I am a third-year biomedical engineer with a minor in Chinese. I am from Baltimore, MD and enjoy spending my free time watching television and movies, exploring Atlanta, and baking new dessert recipes.
I was fortunate enough to be accepted to the China LBAT program this past summer. It was my first time travelling to China and I was very excited to put to practice the vocabulary and grammar structures I had spent the past nine years learning. When some of the scholarships I was awarded for the LBAT explained that a follow-up service project must be completed upon my return to school, I thought creating a unique video highlighting my time in China would be the perfect blend of my love for photography and scholarship requirements.
Gathering the footage for the video was very easy; I took over a thousand photos and videos combined while abroad. The most difficult part was picking which were my favorites to showcase in the video. One of my friends from the LBAT was kind enough to let me record some of her thoughts about the program, which ended up being the introduction to my video. After a lot of time spent editing and re-editing, I think the end product is a good indicator of the incredible adventure I had with all my new friends from the program. I hope you enjoy my video and consider applying to your own study abroad program!” https://youtu.be/OXE4ZMaBc8E
Office of International Education Upcoming Dates
Study Abroad Deadline February 15, 2018: deadline for many exchange and faculty-led study abroad programs. For more information, please visit: https://oie.gatech.edu/study-abroad-programs
