<p>I've heard that Yale doesn't particularly encourage students to study abroad. Does Yale have overseas campuses? What percentage of Yale students study abroad during their undergraduate years?</p>
<p>I don't know about the percentages, but a new program at Yale now allows students on financial aid to receive aid for approved summer programs (scaled to demonstrated need, etc.).</p>
<p>Yale in London is the only international "campus" that I can think of, but there may be more. I'm a science major/pre-med, so my options are rather more limited for taking terms abroad, alas.</p>
<p>A friend said about 10%, but he was guessing. Much lower than the liberal artsy places that brag about 60%+ spending time abroad, anyway.</p>
<p>Also, there are places like the Middle East and much of Africa where Yale will absolutely not send students.</p>
<p>Most colleges will not endorse studying in a country which the state department deems dangerous. You can still go there, but good luck getting credit.</p>
<p>I don't know how many students do semester's abroad - but tons of kids get financial aid for summers abroad. Even if you aren't on financial aid, the school is very generous paying for trips if it ties into your studies in some way.
Two of my D's suitemates will be abroad for a semester next year; one in London, and one in Chile. My understanding is that the kids would rather travel in the summer for the most part, so they don't miss out on what's happening at home. That's certainly the case with my D.</p>
<p>My friend adds Asia, minus Beijing, and South America to the list of places Yale is reluctant to send students, though. He says that Yale is very traditional, sending the students who study abroad mostly to Europe.</p>
<p>It's good to hear that it is possible to study elsewhere though, and that Yale will help with money.</p>
<p>I'd have to disagree with the last post. The Light Fellowship program sends many, many students all over Asia to study East Asian languages. One of my suitemates went to Japan last summer (not to a large city, either), and I know other students who have gone/are going to Chinese language programs outside of Beijing. (For example, there's one in Harbin, etc.)</p>
<p>There are also specific fellowships for students who want to study Spanish abroad, and thus a lot of Yalies also go to South America. My friend went to Peru last summer, and she had a blast (and learned a lot about health care, too).</p>
<p>Okay. the smartazz is probably more reliable than me, being a student and all. I've never even visited campus. Ik.</p>
<p>I'm repeating what a friend who goes there told me; I may have misinterpreted or misconstrued what he meant.</p>
<p>I really hope that I can spend time abroad. What I percieved as a lack of opportunity to go on exchange relative to LACs was one of my most major reservations about Yale. I'm excited now. More excited, I mean.</p>
<p>I plan to study abroad during the summer; I believe that was the case with most people I talked to.</p>