So, the first thing I did in regards to my study abroad trip was to create an organizational PowerPoint. I did a little research into the cost of going, what the study center was near, what aid I had available at my disposal, and of course the deadlines for the program. I’ll be perfectly honest, I did one of these for each of the programs I was considering to help me weigh the costs and benefits of each program. You may have noticed I put $2500 saved for my commitment. I’ll show how I came to the number and how I achieved this goal in another post.

I recommend this approach for my more creative, less structured followers. While you’re trying to organize all the ridiculous amounts of information that comes with studying abroad, you can distract yourself by playing around with design elements and schemes and make the information more aesthetically pleasing to you. Because we all know that you’re going to be sick of looking at numbers and figuring out budgets and meeting deadlines.