[IEFP_StudyAbroad] Study Abroad E-News: Monday, January 22

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This Week's Meetings ...
Study Abroad in South Asia!
Information Meeting for Undergraduates
When:  TODAY!  Monday, January 22 @ 4pm
Where:  WLH 116
Co-hosted by South Asian Studies and IEFP, this meeting will 
introduce students to study abroad and fellowship opportunities in 
South Asia.

Study Abroad Info Meeting for Freshmen & Sophomores
When:  Wednesday, January 24 @ 6pm
Where: LC 101
Come learn the facts about the exciting study abroad opportunities 
open to Yale College students. Get your questions answered: When can 
I study abroad? What's it like to study abroad? How do I identify 
appropriate and interesting programs? What can I do now to plan for a 
term, year, and/or summer abroad? Don't forget, you can spend a 
semester studying abroad as a 2nd semester sophomore, or during your 
junior year -- now is a perfect time to begin planning for this adventure!

Summer Study & Fellowship Info Meeting
When:  Thursday, January 25 @ 4pm
Where: LC 101
It's not too late to begin planning for the summer! Come to this 
meeting to learn about your options for international study and 
fellowships, as well as the International Summer Award Program 
(ISA).  Info about the ISA program can also be found online at 
www.yale.edu/isa.

To find out what other meetings are scheduled for the next few weeks, 
check out the study abroad and fellowship calendars at
http://www.yale.edu/iefp/studyabroad/spring07.html and 
http://www.yale.edu/iefp/calendar/jan_fell07.html.  We'll be adding 
additional study abroad meetings and events throughout the weeks 
leading up to spring break -- check the calendar often (and read the 
Study Abroad E-News!).

Question of the Day ...
Will studying abroad hurt my chances of being elected Phi Beta Kappa?
Answer:  No! It is the percentage of straight As of all courses taken 
at Yale or in a Yale affiliated program (such as Yale in London and 
Yale Summer Session) that count, not GPA, therefore, a Year or Term 
Abroad will not hurt your chances of being elected to Phil Beta 
Kappa. If you study abroad through Year or Term Abroad, where grades 
do not count for PBK because the program is not Yale affiliated, you 
are not at a statistical disadvantage for election to PBK. Why not? 
Because what ultimately will count will be the percentage of A grades 
of those courses you have taken at Yale. Of course, if you stay here 
you do have the chance to earn more As, but then you also have to 
earn more of them because you will be taking more courses! It is the 
percentage of A grades at Yale, not GPA, that counts.

For the rest of the answer to this question, see 
http://www.yale.edu/iefp/studyabroad/faq.html?mm=1#phibetakappa. You 
can access the Yale Phi Beta Kappa web site at 
http://www.yale.edu/pbk/electioninfo.html.


King's College London -- Change in GPA requirement for admission
The cumulative GPA required for admission to the visiting student 
program at KCL is now 3.3 across all the departments (in the past, 
War Studies and English required higher GPAs -- they will now require 
the same 3.3 GPA as other departments at the university).





For more up-to-date information on study abroad and fellowships,
be sure to visit our news pages at http://www.yale.edu/iefp/news/index.html
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