Study and Work Abroad After Graduation

Fulbright, Rotary, and other scholarships are available to support a year of overseas study (not necessarily for a degree) after graduation. These prestigious awards and the contacts they open up are often stepping-stones to international careers.

Direct enrollment in a foreign university is another postgraduate possibility. Tuitions for direct enrollment are low in some countries but relatively high in Britain, Ireland, and Australia. Student status may allow you to work part time or during vacations in some countries. However, the main disadvantage of attempting to “work your way” through an overseas university is that you may find yourself marking time, neither making headway towards a degree nor progress in a career. You also want to be sure that a degree earned from an overseas university would be recognized as well in the U.S. as one from a U.S. university.