Top #1 thing to consider when studying abroad and why it's critical to do proper research - Aadya in the UK (Part 2)

In Part 1 in episode 9, my guest Aadya shares her story of living
abroad in the United States of America during her childhood and
moving ten times to different cities due to her Dad's jobs. Find
out why she loved it and why she decided to do her Masters in the
UK (pre-Brexit) instead of the US. Learn how cultural differences
between India and the UK challenged her perceptions of
punctuality, and why it was difficult for her to move from a
collectivistic to an individualistic country. 

Listen to this episode if you want to learn:


Why it's so important to do your research on where to study
abroad 

How to find an apartment and a job abroad

The pro's and con's for doing a 1-year Masters program in the
UK

Why it's so important to socialize with other students within
the first weeks

Why studying abroad changes the trajectory of your life and
opens new opportunities, possibilities and ways of thinking to
you



These are my favorite quotes of the episode:


 07:12:“I was like, 'oh yeah, I will have a Masters by
the time I am 21' - and I don’t know why I was very excited about
that. It was just cool to me. Now I look back and who cares.. I
mean, yes, I got a good job. If I had gone back, I would have
probably chosen something that was a little bit longer. Because
by the time I have the energy and time to have settled in the
country and the environment, my course was almost over.

18:00: "I feel like when you go outside, you meet people who
are doing completely different things which you never ever
thought was even possible, and then you’re like “this is so
cool”. You going to Kuala Lumpur, for example, that’s really like
cool to me. 

22.24: "I think I would say do your research on where you
want to go. Id say really do your research on where you want to
go and not just think this country is nice, or this university is
nice. But you need to look at everything. You need to look at the
people, the country, the language, the education, the degree
you’ll get, the friends you think you can make. You need to look
at it holistically."

23:21: "Even just something like socializing. I didn’t
realize the need for socializing. I am a bit introverted. So to
me, I did not realize the need that in the first few weeks of
college I need to like socialize as much as possible. That
actually makes an impact on the rest of your stay there, because
those friends will be with you pretty much throughout - and I
didn’t really realize that."



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