<p>Hey all, I'm going to be a freshman at UCF this coming fall and I'm planning on majoring in electrical engineering. One aspect of higher education that I'm interested in is studying abroad for a semester or summer, and was perusing the university's website for opportunities.</p>
<p>The two that have caught my eye are the International Engineering Minor program and the Presidential Scholar's Program - I'm leaning towards the minor, as it entails a full semester abroad,coursework related to the country you choose to study in and a broader selection of destinations. The Presidential Scholar's Program seems more like an educational "vacation", but I could be entirely wrong.</p>
<p>Just looking to see if anyone has had any experience with either of these programs, or knows anyone who has. I'm definitely going to discuss my options with advisors at orientation over the summer, as I'm extremely passionate about taking advantage of one of these opportunities.</p>
<p>I just got in contact with the director of the program and I’m going to make an appointment to discuss it with her once the fall term starts. There wasn’t really anybody at orientation that knew anything about it lol.</p>
<p>I just finished doing a study abroad this summer with UCF. I did an International Business program in France. Be careful with studying abroad. The engineering students have more courses to take than normal students and studying abroad or taking up a minor could put you behind. If you don’t want to graduate late, you might want to think about this.</p>
<p>For the Presidents is for Honors students I believe and extremely competitive. They only take 12 students although I think it is fully paid for. </p>
<p>One great tip: If you have Bright Futures and you study abroad for a full semester in the fall or spring, Bright Futures will pay for you tuition as it would normally. </p>
<p>Studying abroad is very expensive! I won $6,000 to go and still had to pay about $2,000 dollars for a 4 week program.</p>
<p>If you have any specific questions, please feel to ask. I’m a UCF senior this year, accounting major.</p>