If you love travel like we do and happen to be going to Uni, then you’ve probably already dreamed about and perhaps planned a study-abroad semester or year. There are a lot of hoops to jump through and important decisions to make. Bigger universities don’t always feel the need to explain things in detail. I’ve put together a few step-by-step tips, based on my own experience in going to Hungary plus some stories from friends of mine who have recently studied abroad. 1) Decide whether to go through your school or not For those receiving financial aid or who absolutely need the units to transfer, this is probably your only option. I decided to go outside of my school’s study program because I pay a high out-of-state tuition rate, which would continue in addition to paying for new tuition at a foreign school. I withdrew from my university for a semester, applied directly to my university in Hungary as an exchange student and planned everything else on my own. My advisor in Hungary was ...