<p>I'm very interested in engineering at JHU, but I'd like to know more about the study abroad options offered and how difficult it is to transfer credits. I guess that studying abroad in Spain is a big thing on my list of what I want in a college. Would I be able to study abroad for a semester without getting off track? Is JHU helpful in planning study abroad? Thanks!</p>
<p>Another option would be to do a study abroad program in the summer. This way it definitely doesn't impact your track. You can also take non-engineering (GE) classes in the study abroad if you want.</p>
<p>Engineers at Hopkins can and do study abroad. See this</a> page for more info about study abroad in general at Hopkins. While there are some specific engineering programs, you can always set up your own study abroad program to fit into your major or you could do like the previous poster said and take care of your humanities requirements while abroad.
Also, Hopkins Engineering has a scholarship for engineers to study abroad during the summer - look [url=<a href="http://engineering.jhu.edu/academicaffairs/vredenburg/%5Dhere%5B/url">http://engineering.jhu.edu/academicaffairs/vredenburg/]here[/url</a>] for more info about the Vrendenburg scholarship.</p>
<p>I had a terrible experience with the study abroad office here at Hopkins. If there was one thing I could improve about this school it would be without a doubt the study abroad advising, they nearly cost me a semester's tuition/grades.</p>
<p>The story is somewhat long and drawn out, but basically in the end the school's advisors had literally no idea what they were doing. When things started to get bad I immediately went to the advising office for help and was literally told:</p>
<p>"This is why engineering students don't usually go abroad" This came from the study abroad advisor who has been doing this for who knows how long, and who is the person that you MUST go through to study abroad. Mind you, this is 1 week before I was suppose to leave for the semester. 4 months before they were really talking it up about how engineers have no problems going abroad, just do this that and the other thing and you'll be all set. Boy were they wrong, it nearly ruined my semester.</p>
<p>If you want to study abroad start planning very early because it is not as simply taking your H/S credits while abroad. And if you want to go to Spain make sure they actually have a program that will allow you to transfer engineering credits that the school will accept (this is where I ran into all sorts of problems, and I was suppose to be going to a school known for engineering).</p>