Free tuition at China’s Universities and 10 other scholarships for studying abroad in Asia

One of the reasons I chose Beijing University is because of the low tuition. To enroll in one of China’s best universities, it cost me a whopping 13,600 RMB or roughly $2,000. I want to clarify that I’m not rich, and as a 23 year old student, I couldn’t be much further far from it. However, $2,000 for a semester is cheaper than tuition at most community colleges in the U.S., so it’s pretty hard to argue with that price tag. I didn’t think it could get any better until a friend told me that he was going to Beida for free (legally). Read the rest of this entry

Everything study abroad for the week of May 6, 2012

It’s hard to believe but the last time I wrote one of these the spring semester was barely a month old, and now we’re looking at just a little over a month left. I have to admit I’m somewhat anxious for it to end, partly because class is starting to wear on me, but more so because I’m looking forward to finally doing some serious traveling around the country that I’ve lived in for the past 9 months. Speaking of the awesomeness that is student traveling, we’ve got some news here on The Study Abroad Blog that you’ll probably want to take a look at down below.
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Everything else girls need to know about studying abroad in the Eastern hemisphere. Period.

This is the second post covering everything girl’s need to know about studying abroad in Asia. (In this particular case, it happens to be just about everything China related, but we’re hoping to expand it in the future.) Like I said last time, girl issues are really the only major aspect of study abroad that I have no experience in, but the reality is that it’s something girls need to take into consideration well in advance. So again with the help of The Study Abroad Blog’s first official guest blogger, we present to you “The Girl’s Guide To Studying Abroad In Asia – Part 2″.
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Everything girls need to know about studying abroad in the Eastern hemisphere. Period.

There are very few areas of studying abroad that I haven’t researched, explored, or experienced. However, there’s one topic that I’ll never be able, or even really want to understand…girl stuff. But the reality is that it’s something girls need to take into consideration before heading abroad, and surprisingly, something that not too many people have covered in-depth. So with the help of The Study Abroad Blog’s first official guest blogger we present to you “The Girl’s Guide To Studying Abroad In Asia”. Read the rest of this entry

The reality of teaching English as a study abroad student in Beijing

I just want to start by saying this isn’t a cliché post about the negative impact teaching English can have on learning Chinese. In fact, after struggling a bit to complete the final task on my list of major things I needed to get done in order to stay/survive in Beijing (i.e. make some sort of income), I actually decided to seek out an English teaching job. Long story short (although you should continue reading the long story below), after 2 months, I had “taught” a total of 2 students English, and had earned a total of $63.29 USD – oh, and I no longer teach English. Read the rest of this entry