{"id":183,"date":"2022-07-25T00:55:06","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T05:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/?page_id=183"},"modified":"2025-12-02T10:53:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T16:53:58","slug":"welcome-to-saa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/welcome-to-saa\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Study Abroad\/Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__explore panel panel-explore site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"explore\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper  explore\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    <div class=\"site-panel__explore-chevron site-panel-shape-bbc--gold-navy\"><\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper site-section__content site-panel__explore-content\">\n\n        <div class=\"t-content site-panel__explore-desc site-grid__col site-grid__col--flex-2\">\n            <h2 class=\"site-section__title h3\" id=\"choosing-your-fit\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">Choosing Your Fit<\/h2>\n\n            <p data-start=\"72\" data-end=\"282\">We offer both international and U.S.-based study abroad\/away programs during the semester, academic year, January Term, or summer. You can join a faculty-led group or choose an individual program that fits your goals and academic needs.\u00a0 Programs may include internships, volunteering, or field research.\u00a0 Use this <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/19eMbIOt6fyiq97u5cQGCZ1kPzFvnKr-mGMSs_k2xvRU\/edit?tab=t.0\">goal setting worksheet<\/a> to help you in determining a program that would suite you best.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stolaf.edu\/multimedia\/play\/embed\/?p=1244\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n\n                    <div class=\"site-grid__col t-content\">\n                <h3 class=\"h5\"><\/h3>\n\n                <ul class=\"list-icon \">\n                                            <li class=\"chevron-right\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/welcome-to-saa\/types-of-programs\/\" target=\"\">\n                                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                    <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"chevron-right\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/apply\/\" target=\"\">\n                                How to Apply\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"chevron-right\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/smith-center-events\/\" target=\"\">\n                                Attend Info Session(s)\/Events\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"chevron-right\">\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/smithcenter\/make-an-appointment\/\" target=\"\">\n                                Make a Peer Advising Appointment\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            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