What to Do !

Continuing from " What to do and not do..... if you hate your teacher or courses abroad" - Part 2 - by Elizabeth Gregory So you hate your courses abroad (or just one course for that matter) What to Do * If this is a required course, you may not have a lot of flexibility. Find out what your options are by speaking to the advisor at your home college or university to see if an alternate course would be acceptable. * Figure out what you don't like about the course. Is this something that could be rectified by speaking with the instructor or some classmates? Maybe not understanding the material is making you hate it. Get to the root of the problem. * See if there are options to change courses and take something different that may be more appealing to you. If so, decide if you would enjoy that course more. Maybe ask to sit in on one session (if it fits into your schedule) to see what it's all about. What Not to Do * Don't complain non-stop to anyone who will listen. This is for 2 reasons: first of all, it will make it worse for you by constantly dwelling on the negative aspects and second of all, you will lose friends quickly in your class. * Don't drop the course without finding out the repercussions or establishing a back-up plan first. If you drop it hastily without researching these things, it could be as bad as meaning you won't graduate on-time. Not good! * Don't freak out! Panic makes everything worse. Step back and regroup. Figure out a plan to solve things. Speak to an onsite administrator and/or your academic advisor back home. Sometimes you need an outside party to put things into perspective and maybe brainstorm with you for ideas you may not have considered. To be continued...