<p>The online Auburn University application asks for three short (2000 words or less) essays, of which the following is one:</p>
<p>"Auburn University encourages undergraduates to participate in the Study Abroad program. If you could spend one semester studying abroad, where would you choose and why?"</p>
<p>The idea of studying abroad in college sounds like something I would be interested in--but I really have no basis for making an informed decision about where or why. After perusing study abroad websites and personal essays for the past three hours or so, I really haven't come up with anything more than vague, general reasons for studying abroad in a given location.</p>
<p>So I guess what I'm asking is.. have any of you had to answer similar essay questions? Would it make my application look bad if I admitted I had not given much thought to studying abroad? Any advice would be appreciated!</p>
<p>*If it is of any relevance, my tentative major is biochemistry.</p>