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Agenda
About
Why You Should Study Abroad
How to Find a Program

Funding Your Study Abroad Experience

Success Stories
Q&A

About Kristina & DIWYY

Do It While Youre Young

(DIWYY) was founded by

Jerri Stephenson and
Kristina Wegscheider
who met studying abroad
in Australia.
The mission statement of
DIWYY is to inspire
young women to travel,
study, work and
volunteer abroad.

Kristinas Profile
Study Abroad experience:
Australia and South Africa
Travel experience: 52
countries, all 7 continents

Top 5 Reasons to Study Abroad

1. Enhance Your Resume

Differentiate your resume from other candidates

Gain a new perspective make the world your
classroom

2. Make New Friends

Meet students from other schools

Find people who share interests
Develop lifelong friendships and maybe even meet
the one

Top 5 Reasons to Study Abroad

3. Travel Opportunities

New location = new options for weekend trips

Holidays/Schedules in other countries

4. Learn A New Language

Language Immersion
Beneficial in the future to potential employers,
graduate school applications, future travel
The four factors: Reading, Writing, Speaking,
Listening

Top 5 Reasons to Study Abroad

5. Get Out of Your Comfort Zone!

New city and country

Possible new language
New cuisine
New culture
New holidays and celebrations

How to Find a Program

Questions to Ask Yourself
WHO is going?
WHAT do I want to study?
WHERE am I interested in going?
WHEN do I want to go?
HOW will I finance it?

TIP: Make an appointment with your Academic

Advisor to plan your curriculum accordingly.

24 Cities in 14 Countries
Study Abroad with CEA!

Where to Look
Academic Advisor
Study Abroad Office
School-affiliated programs
Independent programs
Ask Friends & Family
Travel Websites
Do It While Youre Young

Funding
Compare cost of program with your tuition & fees for

the semester.
You may discover it is actually CHEAPER to study

abroad!
If it is more expensive, try:

Financial Aid
Scholarships
Grants
Promotions from Study Abroad programs
Self-funding

Self Funding Options

Get a part-time job
Use the 50/50 savings rule
Sell items on eBay, Craigslist, Half.com
Sell items you own or sell for others and keep a
percentage of the sale
User Studies
Frequent Flier Miles/Hotel Points for airfare &

excursions

Travel Profile: Anna Heimbichner

Studied abroad at Oxford

University for a year in 2003-2004

Anna loved her time abroad so

much that she went back to

England for both graduate school
and law school she is now an
Attorney working in London.
What studying abroad taught
Travel is by far one of the most
Anna: resourcefulness, how to
important things in life, and studying
think on your feet, maturity,
abroad is the easiest and best way to
take a first step. - Anna
appreciating other people and

cultures

Travel Profile: Gillian Clow

Studied abroad in Barcelona, Spain in

2009 in a Language & Culture program;

took Intensive Spanish language courses
Studying abroad gave Gillian a sense of

wanderlust and a curiosity about the world

When she got back to the US, she
enrolled in Portuguese classes!
Graduated and now works in Madrid as a

Language & Culture Assistant at an

elementary school

Questions & Answers

Contact Us
Kristina Wegscheider
kristina@diwyy.com

Jerri Stephenson
jerri@diwyy.com

Erich Wegscheider
erich@diwyy.com
www.diwyy.com
www.facebook.com/diwyy
www.twitter.com/diwyy

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