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Study Abroad in Lugano, Switzerland

I’m considering studying abroad in Lugano Switzerland at Franklin College.
Has anyone have had any experience there?
Do you know if there is a Graphic Design major there?
I can’t get on to the FC website so I thought I’d try here.
Thanks a bunch!

A great essay

Hey, I’m applying for Fall ‘09 and i’m a little unsure about the popular uchicago essay. Does anyone here think they wrote a great essay in their application, and that it was a major factor in them getting in? If so, could you give mine a look and give me some pointers etc.?

Supervisors and mental health issues

Hi there. I’m sorry that I keep using this community for venting and asking stupid questions related to my utter ineptitude when it comes to grad school. I don’t participate much because I realize that whatever advice I give when it comes to grad school and academia is about the last advice anyone [...]

Grades?

Hi. Does anyone know when final marks are going to be posted online? I’m driving myself a litttttle batty checking them twice a day.

Anyone in Israel?

Just wondering if there are any other Americans in Israel right now? I’m living in Jerusalem for the year and am just curious as to how others are feeling/responding to what’s going on over here. I’m staying put for the moment, but I guess we’ll see what happens within the next few weeks. I’d love [...]

American universities in London

I’m sure that this question has been asked before, but I wasn’t able to find it in the memories or in back posts.  I’m interested in studying abroad in London like so many of my peers and of course am worried about costs.  It was recently suggested to me that studying at an American university [...]

Travel question

Does anyone know if a US citizen can still stay in the UK for 6 months just on their passport?

etiquette question

Hi, so I’ve agreed to speak on a panel with friends at a large-ish grad conference down in the states. I’d like to present something completely different from the abstract I turned in. If the paper still met panel cohesiveness (and conference theme/s), and with the consent of my fellow panelists, would this be rude, [...]

“Extra/Supplemental” Courses

I’m a human bio major and I originally intended to minor in physiology and botany. But I realized that I’m really not interested in plants at all and there would be too many overlapping courses (I believe you must have 12 distinct courses) so I switched out of botany to linguistics minor. The trouble is, [...]

around the world

 
I’m considering traveling around the world, leaving in several months. Has anyone done this? How expensive (I know it’ll depend on the country, where I stay, what I do)?
What’s the best way to travel across the U.S., train or car? What about Europe/Asia? How difficult would it be to just take a train across the two [...]