  {"id":10,"date":"2016-12-06T17:29:25","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T17:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/isep\/macquarie\/"},"modified":"2018-02-27T21:59:35","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T21:59:35","slug":"macquarie","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/isep\/macquarie\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Students &#8211; Lindsay C."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lindsay C., a Psychology major, attended Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. She went in the fall and spring semester of her sophomore year and is now an upper level junior at ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Sydney, Australia, Macquarie University:<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin:0 100px 20px 0;\" src=\"\/isep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2016\/12\/Australia-Cliffs-LC-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"219\" \/>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\" src=\"\/isep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2016\/12\/Australia-Cangaroo-LC-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"220\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lindsay C. attended Macquarie University in Fall 2011 and in the Spring of 2012.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>What were your favorite and least favorite foods?<\/b><br \/>\nLindsay:<em> Favorite &#8211; meat pies, wedges with sweet chili sauce and sour cream.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>Did you travel a lot?<\/b><br \/>\nLindsay:<em> Mostly to places I had been to before &#8211; New Zealand and the Great Barrier Reef.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>What did you do during your free time?<\/b><br \/>\nLindsay: <em>Went into the city with friends, partied with friends.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>What were your favorite and least favorite things to do while abroad?<\/b><br \/>\nLindsay: <em>Favorite &#8211; parties with friends and other internationals in the apartment building. Least favorite &#8211; study for exams.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin:0 100px 20px 0;\" src=\"\/isep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2016\/12\/Australia-Beach-LC-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"223\" \/>             <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"style11\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\" src=\"\/isep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2016\/12\/Australia-Kangaroosunset-LC-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"311\" height=\"223\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>What difference did you find with regards to academics?<\/b><br \/>\nLindsay: <em>It is much harder to do well in Australia. You put your all into an assignment and 99% of the class won&#8217;t get above a 75.<\/em><br \/>\n[With all ISEP classes it only matters that you get an equivalent of a US &#8220;C&#8221; or above to transfer in your classes. None of the grades will count toward your GPA. Also, in Australia a &#8220;D&#8221; on a paper means &#8220;distinction&#8221; so be sure to know the grading system of the country you are going to].<\/p>\n<p><b>What advice would you give to other students traveling abroad?<\/b><br \/>\nLindsay: <em>1. Put yourself out there and meet new people, or you are in for a lonely , homesick time. Try to remember that they are away from home as well, and you can lean on each other. 2. Get to know the other internationals &#8211; when you are back in the States you&#8217;ll have people around the world to visit! 3. Really try to appreciate every day you have while abroad. It&#8217;s okay to be homesick, but don&#8217;t let it spoil the fun you could be having because you will miss it every day once you get home.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin:0 100px 20px 0;\" src=\"\/isep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2016\/12\/Australia-Sydney-LC-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"275\" height=\"217\" \/>             <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\" src=\"\/isep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2016\/12\/Australia-Diving-LC-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"218\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>How would you summarize your overall experience?<\/b><br \/>\nLindsay: <em>1. Amazing. I&#8217;ve learned so much about myself and grown so much this past year, and am so proud of myself for taking such a huge adventure. I&#8217;ve made friends from around the US and the world &#8211; Slovakia, France, England, South America, Mexico, Norway, Canada, etc. and my next trip will definitely be to France to visit my flatmate. I miss Australia every day that I am gone! I so often would find myself in such a beautiful setting &#8211; on a boat watching the sun set over the opera house and harbour bridge, or swimming over the beautiful coral formations of the Great Barrier reef, and all I could think of how blessed and lucky I was to live this life and have this amazing opportunities. I would not trade this past year for the world. It was about so much more than just getting courses done for college and to quote Qantas, &#8220;I still call Australia home.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin:0 100px 20px 0;\" src=\"\/isep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2016\/12\/Australia-Rainbow-Birds-LC-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"250\" \/>             <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\" src=\"\/isep\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2016\/12\/Australia-Opera-House-LC-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"380\" height=\"251\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lindsay C., a Psychology major, attended Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. She went in the fall and spring semester of her sophomore year and is now an upper level junior at ³Ô¹ÏÍ·Ìõ. 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