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Study abroad still popular despite cost says Martina Russial from Lehigh’s student newspaper

January 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

We at StudyAbroad.com agree with Martina’s insightful piece 100%!!!!
(http://tinyurl.com/affjtw) 
We have only seen interest in study abroad increase and traffic to our web site grow during this economic crisis.  On the surface this seems counter intuitive but when there is a will there is a way.  That way may be shorter and less expensive programs.

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Planning a Weak Dollar into Study Abroad

July 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Does getting less for your dollar mean doing less? Students with little money to spare will have to put some more planning into their study abroad decisions and that could start with location. With airfare being a large cost to a program a shorter flight should be less cost. Heading to a [...]

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The US Dollar and Study Abroad

July 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Another hopeful sign that study abroad interest and participation are still strong despite the US dollar being down coming in from Penn State. While the US dollar will get you less in the UK and a few other countries Penn State students are still interested in studying abroad.
John Keller, Penn State’s director of education [...]

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