by malarious » Thu Jun 09, 2022 9:23 am
When I started SMART I did an academic year study abroad, then added 2 more months on when they said I was not interning that year.
Their goal is that it fits in your program. If you can take classes that work toward your major, or gen ed requirements, they are fine with it. My academic year completed all of my general education requirements in that year. The 2 months added on was not a problem for them, since summer is not usually scheduled in the plan. I did not have to put in a request as much as it was in my plan and I filled out the required form saying I would be out of country.
The site visit for me was touring the facility, hearing about the teams, etc. You can move teams inside the facility potentially, so knowing what teams they have can be very helpful. My first boss has been great and I have 0 desire to move teams. My study abroad ended up being very useful, as my familiarity with the country lead to me managing an international project agreement and I expecting to be sent over for 10 months to support efforts from their side during an engineering exchange.
When I started SMART I did an academic year study abroad, then added 2 more months on when they said I was not interning that year.
Their goal is that it fits in your program. If you can take classes that work toward your major, or gen ed requirements, they are fine with it. My academic year completed all of my general education requirements in that year. The 2 months added on was not a problem for them, since summer is not usually scheduled in the plan. I did not have to put in a request as much as it was in my plan and I filled out the required form saying I would be out of country.
The site visit for me was touring the facility, hearing about the teams, etc. You can move teams inside the facility potentially, so knowing what teams they have can be very helpful. My first boss has been great and I have 0 desire to move teams. My study abroad ended up being very useful, as my familiarity with the country lead to me managing an international project agreement and I expecting to be sent over for 10 months to support efforts from their side during an engineering exchange.