Why have you chosen this program? How will it be related to your present academic program? Also describe the personal benefits you expect to receive from the program.
Australia is my home away from home and getting to visit when trying to finish school and obtain a degree seemed to be impossible. I visited Adelaide, Australia five years ago on a high school basketball tour for about 3 weeks. Since then, it has been my goal to go back and explore the other beautiful landmarks and adventures that I was unable to achieve due to the restricted activities we already had scheduled. As a Business major, I feel that any study abroad program would benefit my understanding of other countries business ideas as well as different education techniques. Although I lived in dorms/apartment for a full year, I still wasn't away from home. This study abroad opportunity will allow me to become more independent and develop a sense of another country's culture. My choice to apply for the Australia seemed like a plausible solution to my three biggest dreams: to visit Australia again, to travel different places in the world, and to continue my education without setting me back. Travel will also introduce me to other cuisines of the world, as my ultimate goal in life is to open my own restaurant. Relating it back to my academic progress, business cannot be learned strictly from the class room, or from the same people throughout the years; diversity and the possible internship abroad will give me an understanding of other business views.
Australia is my home away from home and getting to visit when trying to finish school and obtain a degree seemed to be impossible. I visited Adelaide, Australia five years ago on a high school basketball tour for about 3 weeks. Since then, it has been my goal to go back and explore the other beautiful landmarks and adventures that I was unable to achieve due to the restricted activities we already had scheduled. As a Business major, I feel that any study abroad program would benefit my understanding of other countries business ideas as well as different education techniques. Although I lived in dorms/apartment for a full year, I still wasn't away from home. This study abroad opportunity will allow me to become more independent and develop a sense of another country's culture. My choice to apply for the Australia seemed like a plausible solution to my three biggest dreams: to visit Australia again, to travel different places in the world, and to continue my education without setting me back. Travel will also introduce me to other cuisines of the world, as my ultimate goal in life is to open my own restaurant. Relating it back to my academic progress, business cannot be learned strictly from the class room, or from the same people throughout the years; diversity and the possible internship abroad will give me an understanding of other business views.
