[ID:8926] When you’re young, studying abroad is the quickest, easiest route to building a strong International IQ. A semester or year abroad can be absolutely life-changing. Nowadays, study abroad is also becoming crucial to ensure your professional success after graduation. The skills you build by heading abroad are highly applicable in almost any workplace environment and today’s employers are on the hunt for candidates with demonstrable international experience.

Over the past decade, study abroad has become an essential part of the college experience.

While abroad, you’ll broaden your horizons by gaining insight into a foreign culture; you’ll challenge yourself by stepping outside your comfort zone; you’ll make connections with people you never expected to meet; and you’ll acquire countless new skills that you’ll use for the rest of your life. In the past, opportunities were restricted to the wealthy; but with the strong US dollar, significant decreases in the cost of air travel, and the increasing amount of financial support for adventures abroad,...