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Freedom from
Cultural Stereotypes |
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| A girlfriend of mine knew that I was
hoping to transfer to a university in Europe. One day, I
received a package in the mail from my friend. She had
enclosed a brochure from AUP with a note saying that she
knew this is where I should be... |
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From Baghdad to
AUP |
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| I served my country in the United States
Army as an infantryman. I spent a total of four years in
the Army including two one-year deployments to Mosul and
Baghdad, Iraq. It was my first time traveling outside the
United States and my brief exposure to the cultures in
Iraq left me wanting more... |
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Humanitarian Nomad |
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| Since graduating from AUP I've gone to
graduate school, lived in three countries, learned two new
languages and have never stopped traveling. I've worked in
international development, public health, and global
lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender rights in a number of
countries... |
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Helping Child
Soldiers |
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| I was originally attracted to AUP because
of its dual-degree program in International Affairs that
offered courses in both French and English. I came to AUP
to improve my French to a professional level, so that I
would be well suited to work in a diverse, multicultural
environment... |
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Everyone at AUP is
a Minority |
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| It is especially hard to be ignorant at
AUP because you are surrounded by people from different
countries. Everyone has different points of view based on
their experiences and background. There is always a unique
point of view to be shared... |
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A Small Community
in Paris |
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| I think the opportunity for involvement
here at AUP is incredible. It feels like students can make
anything happen, from starting a club to bringing in guest
speakers to hosting an international conference. The small
community means that students and faculty really know and
help each other... |
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Working with the
Disenfranchised |
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| AUP was critical in my development and
is, without a doubt, one of the reasons I have gone on to
achieve my dreams of assisting the world’s poor and
disenfranchised. AUP's Comparative Literature degree
taught me how to think critically, write persuasively,
understand how cultures interact... |
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A True
Multicultural Environment |
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| I chose AUP because I was searching for a
place where I could interact with people of different
cultures, since I had missed this after having lived in
Singapore. My goal was also to gradually learn French, and
I think I managed to do that... |
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A True Art History
Experience |
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| AUP is an experiment in international
learning, very different from the proliferating semester
abroad programs offered by American universities these
days. It's a chance for students to learn about a foreign
culture in the most meaningful way—by joining it. |
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A Global Citizen…
with Perks |
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After a baccalauréat scientifique, my year abroad
in the USA was the catalyst that led me to choose a hybrid
solution for my university studies: an American education
on French soil. AUP would take my initial experience in
the States to a whole different level... |
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