International Perspective: University Abroad (in the US) and Some Things I Wish I Knew Going in
Going off to college/university is an exciting yet somewhat scary time, especially for someone who had never studied outside Thailand before. I’ve had the pleasure and privilege of growing up in an international school in Bangkok my whole life which has allowed me to study Electrical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). While I was certainly ‘prepared’ academically for college, I could’ve never fully anticipated what was coming my way. Freshmen year was as tough as expected, if not even harder. Being an international student studying in a foreign country for the first time was definitely a difficult challenge. There were moments where I reminisced the fun and security that high school provided. There were times when I really questioned whether or not I was studying the right major. There were times where I just felt lonely like I had no one to turn to. There were times when I just felt like I didn’t know which direction I was trying to take my caree...