<p>so after a bit of soul searching i've decided UGA is probably my top choice, and this in large part due to the fact that i'd be able to afford to study abroad multiple times :) anyone study abroad at UGA and can tell me which programs are awesome? i might be getting a little bit ahead of myself here haha, but still i'd like to know!</p>
<p>Good question! </p>
<p>The Pacific Studies ones (which include Australia and New Zealand as well as a few random ones in other areas) are fairly weak academically and require lots of busy work. If you like the outdoors and partying, they might do well for you and are very popular with Greeks. (source: I went on Australia one, had friends go on NZ and others). </p>
<p>Cortona is awesome. They have an interesting mix of science and art there and the campus is fabulous- on a hilltop walled town in the middle of the real Italian countryside. Beautiful place. (source: visited there, had several friends do Maymester there)</p>
<p>Morocco’s gotten good reviews too, although the Maymester is a bit short to see all the things. Interesting professors tend to go there so you should have a good experience. (source: had several friends do Maymester there)</p>
<p>Oxford is intense and rigorous, but also a very good experience if you can afford it. High marks from many people and probably the most academically fulfilling. (source: had many friends do it)</p>
<p>Paris/France I heard disappointing reviews about, but it is France after all. (source: had a few friends do it)</p>
<p>Ecuador was supposed to be pretty good. Not sure if they’re still doing it. </p>
<p>Croatia is absolutely beautiful, but the program is a strange mix of int’l affairs and public health, so it’s kind of in search of an identity. Nice profs though. (source: had some friends do it)</p>
<p>Costa Rica always gets good marks from people. The UGA eco-lodge campus there is supposed to be really neat, airfare is relatively affordable, and the country is very safe. I know a number of people who stayed there afterwards for quite some time. (source: had many friends do it)</p>
<p>And remember, of course, that you can go off and study abroad on your own, which is very, very rewarding and possibly quite a bit cheaper than some of the “official” programs too. I wouldn’t recommend doing that until you’ve been abroad with a group a few times though.</p>
<p>woww thanks!</p>