How do you choose the school?

When I was planning to go abroad, I looked for schools that had classes in my major/minor and electives that would teach me more about the culture. I'm a Sociology major with a minor in Gender Studies, so I looked for universities abroad that offered classes in both of those areas. I also wanted to learn either a language or learn about my host country's culture, so I also looked for universities that had classes like that. I ended up selecting the University of Limerick because it was in one of the countries I wanted to study in (Ireland), and had classes that fit all of those categories.

I talked to my study abroad office about schools we had exchange programs with. This meant that I just had to pay tuition as usual to study abroad, plus there were already lots of classes I could take which had already been approved by the head of my department.

It was also really helpful to talk to alumni who had lived in the countries I was considering to see if it was a good culture fit.

When I was preparing to go abroad, Grenoble School of Management was the only Business school. This made my choice easy. However, I was also looking at other cities and countries and narrowed down schools based on the courses and specializations that had, and I also checked to see if they were Accredited. There are certain schools that are recognized for what their concentration is. Similar to an Ivy League in the US.