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Although the number of students who choose to study abroad for a full semester has increased 70 percent in the last eight years, Harvard’s study abroad statistics pale in comparison to those of some peer institutions...
...previous academic year, 180 Harvard students spent a semester abroad. Meanwhile, Brown sent 488 students abroad for a semester—a ten-year low for the school...
Several factors discourage Harvard students from studying in a foreign country, including the fear of missing opportunities on campus, the financing of a trip abroad, and the lack of awareness of available programs...
Students who chose to study abroad say that when they revealed their plans to travel outside the country, their friends bombarded them with concerns about the opportunities and experiences they would miss back on campus...
Dana E. Seesel ’11, who spent the fall semester in Barcelona, says she agrees that while students may miss life back in Cambridge, the experience spent abroad is nevertheless worthwhile...