<p>Currently, I'm debating the merits of NYU and UChi as possible "homes away from home." NYU is closer, but UChi offers a more intimate undergraduate experience; NYU has NYC, UChi has Chicago; NYU offers massive amounts of internship opportunities, UChi offers similar in terms of post-undergrad employment or grad school placement. They have their pros and cons, but I'm wondering about UChi's travel abroad programs. I've recently visited NYU and have been told all about how easy and prevalent it is for kids to travel abroad. Is it the same for UChi? Is there enough flexibility in the workload and scheduling for travel abroad to be something one can experience if one wants or is it something that's extremely hard to find the time (or the sponsorship) to accomplish?</p>
<p>I can't speak about this matter from experience, but what I can do is point you to Chicago's Study</a> Abroad page.</p>
<p>I was a bit worriedto see that the Universidad de Salamanca was absent from the Spain programs. Perhaps it's not as good as they say.</p>
<p>Maybe it's just me comparing the University of California to UChi, but UChi's study abroad program seems to be very, very limited. </p>
<p>I'm sure it's easy to schedule it into your schedule, though obviously I have no evidence, but the opportunities you may be taking advantage of might be more limited than the kinds you'd find at NYU.</p>
<p>If you want to study abroad, you will be able to. The only problem (I think this is what it is...) is that they prefer to stick you at a university with a schedule that meshes well with the quarter system.</p>
<p>NYU has a great study-abroad program. That is not one of Chicago's strengths, though.</p>
<p>Chicago's Study Abroad program seemed to be very "odd' to my daughter. Starting out with very few locations one could choose from, it then appeared that the group travelling to a particular location, say Greece, would be taught by a Chicago professor in English. Not enough immersion?</p>
<p>The Greece program is a civilization program, not a language immersion program. Students do take Greek 101 while participating in the program.</p>
<p>The University's study abroad programs are actually well known for their excellence. The University runs and officially sponsors all of them, and the majority of abroad classes are taught by University of Chicago professors, unlike most schools. They are also easy to get into, easy to apply to, and easy to fit into your schedule.</p>
<p>what is the percentage of Chicago students who do a Study Abroad? I would expect to hear 30% or more......but that may be an optimistic guess. And does a quarter abroad throw off your entire core sequence, and cause you to wait for that class to come around again?</p>
<p>The civ abroad programs do not throw off anything in your core, because they are fulfil your core requirement. The other programs don't fulfil part of your core, but they don't throw you off.</p>