EDUCATION SUPPLEMENT 64 JUNE 2025 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL connection to their professors, helping them get the letters of recommendation they’ll need for graduate school or medical school applications while offering the same significant opportunities for leadership that smaller international high schools provide. 2. “I want to be abroad longer than a semester or year, but I might not want to spend all my university education abroad.” U.S. Schools’ Overseas Campuses. Students who apply to Northeastern University near Boston are sometimes surprised by an admissions offer that requires them to spend their first semester outside Massachusetts at one of Northeastern’s campuses in London or California, or as a visiting student at one of the American liberal arts colleges abroad mentioned above. This alternative matriculation pathway, known as the “N.U. In” program, helps Northeastern manage their housing availability and keeps their on-campus population stable. N.U. In, Bard’s Begin in Berlin, New York University’s (NYU) Freshman Year Abroad, and similar programs at other campuses are also offered as an opt-in. Students who choose to spend their first year abroad will benefit from a small cohort of students who are on the same plan and complete the same general studies courses in a smaller setting. This is not the only way schools use their facilities abroad, however. NYU’s Abu Dhabi campus was initially designed to provide an American education to students from the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Students can complete an entire (Continued from page 60) Some Foreign Service kids are ready to go beyond the traditional study abroad format.
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