Welcome to the Nordic Study Abroad Road Map – your gentle guide to the wild ride that is studying abroad 🎢.
The NSAC Road map is made for you – you, who were once enchanted by the thought of studying abroad. It’s also made out of a deepfelt wish, from all of us already abroad, to share this wonderful and at times rather hard experience of ours with as many people as possible.
We, the NSAC team and broader NSAC society, want to emphasize that we are always here to help you. We are not merely popping out of our rabbit holes once a year for the NSAC conference, as you might think. Rather, we aspire to be a transparent network of (very kind) real-life people, and the roadmap is intended to highlight our year-round presence.💙
Now, you might wonder, why are these NSAC folks so eager to voluntarily spend their precious hours helping me? The answer is simple: because we were once you. We were all equally confused, desperate, and on the edge of giving up the dream because of the often overwhelming application processes, not to mention all the challenges that naturally follow an acceptance letter.
However, we didn't give up. Instead, we received the exact help we needed to make our study abroad dreams come true – and for many of us, that help was facilitated through NSAC. So, beyond being part of a wonderful community of awesome and inspiring kindred souls, this profound sense of gratitude drives every NSAC team member. It fueled the creation of this roadmap, and it's why we genuinely care about you and your journey!
So, why a roadmap? The idea behind it is to provide you with an easily accessible overview of information and inspiration, written by real people with real-life experiences. We all have unique study abroad journeys, and our most noble task is to assist you, whether you have country-specific questions, funding concerns, or are still weighing whether studying abroad is the right choice for you.
As you begin exploring the roadmap, you will discover that it is an interwoven network of links, guiding you from one section to another. This design aims to help you easily find the information you are seeking while also gently encouraging you to make new discoveries.
Often, it's the unexpected – perhaps even unconscious – encounters that end up shaping crucial crossroads in our lives. So, while you may approach the roadmap with a specific and determined objective, we encourage you to remain open-minded. Who knows, an opportunity you never considered might be precisely what you didn't know you were looking for 😉.
We wish you a wonderful journey through the roadmap 🚀!
Content Outline 🌏
Draw Inspiration from Fellow Students Who've Experienced the World While Pursuing Their Studies
What are your plans?
The first question we want to ask you might seem like the easiest one to answer. Perhaps it's a ‘no-brainer.’ However, remember what we mentioned about letting the unexpected unfold. We encourage you not to dismiss options just yet!
With that said, feel free to explore the sections of interest below and learn more about pursuing a full undergraduate degree, a full postgraduate degree, or a semester abroad.