<p>I was wondering how easy/difficult it is to study abroad at Cornell. I know they say it's easy, but I have seen siblings at other colleges struggle to go abroad when their university said it would be easy. The programs that I would be really interested in would be through ILR that would take me to study at the London School of Econ, Oxford or one of the programs in Spain. Thank you!</p>
<p>my d was ILR- and did study abroad in Florence through Wells College. Though it was an approved ILR program, she still needed to get ILR advisor approval for each of the courses she took to ensure she was taking sufficient ILR acceptable courses. (I think at least 9 credits had to meet criteria). She took 2 classes in international business, (or something along those lines) Italian (which was approved) and one or two electives (including Italian cooking). As long as you meet the threshold and so many credits are accepted by ILR advisor- you are good to go. At least that is the way it worked a few years ago.<br>
she loved her time in Florence. Classes were taught in English- she did alot of traveling-- was able to obtain a 4.0 and didn’t work nearly as hard as she did at cornell.</p>
<p>just went to cu abroad website. Wells college now has 2 study abroad programs in Florence. My d went to the program at Lorenzo de Medici- as there was no language requirement. I believe programs at U of Florence and many of the other schools in Italy and Spain have language requirements.
Finding a program in Italy with no language requirement- was the deciding factor!</p>
<p>So i’m probably going to do an internal transfer form Policy Analysis & Management to AEM…do you think that with all of that work I might be too behind to do study abroad?? Study abroad is one thing i’m 100% sure I want to do, yet I know I probably (after much thought) am going to transfer into AEM…it caters more towards what I want to do in International Business.</p>
<p>run- my kid had to work pretty closely with ILR study abroad advisor Kevin Harris (?).</p>
<p>My educated guess is that CALS has an advisor too. So if there is a program that meets the needs of AEM students and you are getting sufficient AEM “transferable” credits- you might be able to study abroad even with the internal transfer-
best advice: Contact CALS/AEM study abroad advisor. They will give you the right info.</p>
<p>The language portion isn’t too big of a concern with me. I was in an immersion program so I’m considered fluent in Spanish and French ( and obviously English wouldn’t be too bad in the UK). I looked into it further on the Cornell website and it says that students need a 3.5 to study at some of the more competitive programs like Oxford and LSE, how difficult will it be for me to obtain such a GPA? Thanks</p>
<p>I have the exact same problem. I am concered about the 3.5 gpa requirement too. I really, really want to do the Oxford program, but i have no clue how realistic a 3.5 gpa is at Cornell.</p>
<p>marny, did your D’s financial aid carry over to her semester abroad?</p>
<p>All FA carries over as long as your study abroad program is approved by your advisor.</p>
<p>You can find more here:
<a href=“https://www.cuabroad.cornell.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Abroad.ViewLink&Parent_ID=22088D3E-B5F0-38A5-AB81B44844BED23B&Link_ID=22AFC20A-C48E-F00C-5AE6B34C23F7D212[/url]”>https://www.cuabroad.cornell.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Abroad.ViewLink&Parent_ID=22088D3E-B5F0-38A5-AB81B44844BED23B&Link_ID=22AFC20A-C48E-F00C-5AE6B34C23F7D212</a></p>
<p>for those in AEM, some info: there is a thing called CALS exchange. <a href=“http://www.cals.cornell.edu/cals/current/abroad-exchange/going-abroad/index.cfm[/url]”>http://www.cals.cornell.edu/cals/current/abroad-exchange/going-abroad/index.cfm</a>
there are some schools that exchanges specifically for AEM students. check out the brochure available online too: <a href=“http://www.cals.cornell.edu/cals/current/abroad-exchange/going-abroad/exchprogs/upload/newbrochure_8x11spring09-2.pdf[/url]”>http://www.cals.cornell.edu/cals/current/abroad-exchange/going-abroad/exchprogs/upload/newbrochure_8x11spring09-2.pdf</a>
you continue to pay CALS tuition (which is especially good for NYS residents) and it’s really easy for your studies abroad to be taken for CALS credit. I have no experience besides going to some info sessions and appointments, since it turns out that I won’t be studying abroad. :(</p>
<p>Thanks, runner43. I guess I’m most concerned about my grants being converted into loans if I were to study abroad, but I don’t know if that’s something I should be worried about. Any input about FinAid from those who’ve gone abroad already?</p>
<p>Can someone answer the question about the GPA thing? That’d be awesome! 
Do people get internships/job opportunities frequently when studying abroad? I would really like to end my four years at cornell with a job lined up in Europe ( that’s the goal) so would studying abroad be the best route or would there be a certain club on campus that would be good for that?</p>
<p>i’m doing CALS abroad in the fall - i’m going to IESEG in Lille, France. it works out bc it’s a business school so i’m pretty much done with all of my AEM reqs when i get back!</p>
<p>pm if you have any specific questions about the process. Christine Potter (the CALS Study Abroad Advisor) is the NICEST person around and she really tries to help you with everything!</p>
<p>Brüno: it’s really hard to tell about GPA before you even begin classes, given individual variation in work ethic, preparation, etc. that would be an above-average GPA at Cornell, but there are thousands of Cornellians with 3.5+ GPAs in lots of different majors.</p>
<p>bruno- i think faustarp is giving you the best answer re: GPA.<br>
my ILR kid is a diligent and hard worker. She maintained around 3.7 without working crazy hard. So with effort you can probably maintain the 3.5- but it is all up to you.</p>