The Study Abroad Journal

Having an epic experience abroad begins with focusing on what you most want to achieve, how you want to impress professors and future employers, and outlining action items that will get you there. This Journal helps you go beyond the the superficial tasks and basic country-hopping that make many study abroad experiences less than impressive to professors, grad school committees, parents, and future employers. Built from proven goal-setting, action planning, and productivity principles and strategies, the Study Abroad Journal is designed to help you transform your experience beyond from it was awesome and create a study abroad experience that is both meaningful for your personal and academic development and game-changing for your career and life.

COLLECT YOUR MEMORIES: When you study abroad, you might be sharing elements of your experience across multiple platforms, social media channels, and with different audiences. The Study Abroad Journal is for you to capture all your thoughts, goals, reflections, and experiences in one place. Youll walk away with a beautiful keepsake that you can return to again and again. MEASURE THE VALUE OF YOUR STUDY ABROAD EXPERIENCE: Study abroad ain't cheap. This Journal gives you the power to design a powerful study abroad experience that will pay out huge dividends (this is called ROI or Return on Investment). If you follow our plan, youll have tangible, measurable knowledge, skills, and experience to leverage in your future career.

TRACK PROGRESS TOWARD YOUR GOALS: Study abroad is about having a great time, learning a lot, and evolving as a global citizen. But its hard to see how far youve come if you dont track as you go. The Journal will help you understand where you want to go, how to get there, and keep you on track. DO MORE THAN (JUST) PARTY: Hey, we know youre going to have a fun time. You absolutely should! But studen