Check back here and on our Facebook page for new resources, but don’t forget your most important resource – your study abroad advisor on your campus – who can answer all of your burning questions about program deadlines, visa requirements, and more.

Before You Go

• 6 Bad Excuses Not To Study Abroad, Matador Abroad
• The Benefits Of Studying Abroad, IES Abroad
• Financial Aid for Study Abroad, NAFSA
• Which program is right for me? University of Notre Dame
• Breaking Barriers with Study Abroad, California State University
• The Top 10 Things You MUST Do Before Studying Abroad, Matador Abroad
• The World Factbook, CIA
• A Safe Trip Abroad, U.S. State Department
• Passport Information, U.S. State Department
• How to Pack for a Semester Abroad, Matador Abroad
• Get your overseas voter registration/absentee ballot request form, Youth Vote Overseas

While You Are Abroad

• Students Abroad, U.S. State Department
• Practical Advice for Americans Studying Abroad, World Citizen’s Guide
• Culture Matters, Peace Corps
• Etiquette 101: Tipping Guide, Condé Nast Traveler
• Laptop Travel: Practical Tips To Protect From Theft, Damage, and Loss, Matador Abroad
• Useful Tools
  • World Clock and Timezones
  • World Voltage Chart
  • Universal Currency Converter
• Making Calls
  • Skype.com
  • Yes, You Can Use Your iPhone Abroad, The Study Abroad Blog
  • Using a Mobile Phone Overseas, PC World
• Find Local Deals
  • LivingSocial.com
  • Groupon.com
• Travel Blogs
  • Matador Travel
  • World Hum

When You Come Home

• Preparing To Return Home: Quick Tips, World Learning
• Coming Home: Relationships, Roots, and Unpacking, Abroad View
• Reflections On Your Experience Abroad, Brown University
• Share Your Story on Connecting Our World
• Impact of Education Abroad on Career Development, American Institute for Foreign Study
• Studying Abroad Inspires Young Social Entrepreneurs, NAFSA Blog
• Putting Your Global Perspective Into Action At Home, Rick Steves
• Including Study Abroad on Your Resume
  • Resume Tips, University of Minnesota
  • Integrating Study Abroad After Graduation, Indiana University
  • How to Sell Your Overseas Experience to Employers, Transitions Abroad