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Direct Enrollment/Exchange

Direct Enrollment/Exchange is a program provider offering 1872 abroad programs. Programs offered include Study Abroad, Internship, Volunteer, Intensive Language, Gap Year, Graduate Program, High School, Research, Online Program, TEFL Courses, and Adventure Travel abroad programs in 121 countries such as Spain, Venezuela, The United Kingdom, and Ireland.

Below you will find a directory of foreign universities and reviews from students who participated in an exchange, or in direct enrollment.

In a Direct Enrollment program, students have the option of applying directly to the university they wish to attend abroad. Students can go for either one or two semesters and apply using that university's application process listed for international students. Sometimes these students are called Visiting Students, Guest Students or Free Movers. At the foreign university, they will be supported by the university's office of international students, housed with other international students and have the opportunity not only to immerse in a foreign culture, but to do so with students from all over the world.

In an Exchange, you attend a foreign university and a foreign student attends your home university, a student swap for a semester or year. Your university will handle the details of the exchange, you just need to find the ideal foreign university. Hopefully the listings and reviews below can help you down that path. You will need to contact your university's study abroad department or your academic advisor for details on the exchange because the number of valid/active exchange partners may be very limited.

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Past Review Straight Outta Wangaz Universal College of Learning / UCOL Whanganui Campus: Whanganui School of Design Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I have every intention to live here at some point in life."

University of Wisconsin - Stout
Past Review Costa Rica The Best Vacation You Will Ever Take! Universidad Veritas: San José - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Costa Rica was overall amazing for me. I met tons of new people, I learned Spanish so well through my classes and meeting Costa Ricans, everyone is so friendly and nice. From my experience I have new interests of traveling the rest of my life! Seeing new places and experiencing other cultures is truly amazing. This trip did not ..."

University of Wisconsin - Stout
Past Review The Canterbury Shore Crew Canterbury Christ Church University: Canterbury - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Of course! I wish I could go back and do it all over again everyday!! This experience has definitely changed my future plans because I have caught the "travel bug". I know I want to travel as much as possible and see as many places as I can during my lifetime because there are so many wonderful things out there too precious not..."

Illinois State University
Past Review Salzburg College Salzburg College: Semester Study Abroad in Austria

"It was extremely worthwhile. I gained a lot of cultural knowledge. "

Illinois State University
Past Review Scotland: A Real Eye Opener Into A Different Life University of Glasgow: Glasgow - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"It has definetly given me the travel bug. I've learned so much on the trip, it's hard to put into words. I've learned organizational skills, I've learned how to interact with people from around the country, I've met my best friends I could ask for, the trip has made me 100% more independent and has made me understand other cultu..."

University of Wisconsin - Stout
Past Review Anything Worth Having Is Worth Working For Southern Cross University: Lismore - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Yes, it was worthwhile. I would probably pick a larger, more active city to go to school in than Lismore. I learned a lot about myself regarding emotional independence. It was very hard for me to adjust. I have a broader perspective on the world we live in; a greater understanding of existence beyond America. I have a m..."

University of Wisconsin - Stout
Past Review Step Forward With Ambitious People Seoul National University: Seoul - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I have learned numerous things from my friends, not from my classes. "

The University of Texas at Austin
Past Review Iem, You've Released The Traveling Bug Within Me! Xing Wei College: Shanghai - Semester or Summer in China

"I came into this program not knowing what to expect. As a 26 year old, I felt i've experienced enough in my life to realize what is wrong, what is right, what is real, what is important, and so on. I've never travelled outside the country before so I knew whatever I experienced from that point on will be something I cannot jud..."

Oakwood University
Past Review Scotland: The Costly Experience Of A Lifetime University of Dundee: Dundee - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"My experience abroad has reinforced my desire to travel the world. I gained great insight into myself as a person, the european mindset. I plan to return to Scotland many times in the future as well as go to the rest of the United Kingdom and many other places."

Marymount University
Past Review University Of Leicester Started New Adventurous Chapter In My Life University of Leicester: Leicester - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Studying abroad really made we appreciate our country and culture to a whole new degree. The times that I spent traveling were amazing and made really see how fortunate I was to gain this experience."

Illinois State University
Past Review Hong Kong: My Gate To A New Perspective And Southeast Asia University of Hong Kong / HKU: Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"Absolutely worthwhile- I probably would have never traveled to Asia just for leisure. Living there for six months however changed my perspective of it and has influenced me to want to return soon. "

Illinois State University
Past Review Leicester: The Ultimate Study Abroad Experience University of Leicester: Leicester - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I gained so much from studying abroad. I gained independence, a much better understanding of Europe and the world, and grew as a person tremendously. I am more confident and have met some of the most amazing people from all over the world. The experience honestly cannot be put into words. As I wanted my time there to last foreve..."

Illinois State University
Past Review Study Abroad Mexico: The Most Important Decision Of My Life Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla / UPAEP: Puebla - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"studying abroad has changed my life so much that im not sure what i want to do as far as my carreer goes, all i know is that i just want to keep studying abroad and/or working out of the country."

Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla / UPAEP
Past Review Mc Kenzie In Florence Lorenzo de' Medici – Florence

"I feel more confident and ready to take on new experiences. I have an appreciation of time, people and opportunities. I gained a sense of maturity and self-reliance. "

Illinois State University
Past Review Florence: Best Decision I've Ever Made Lorenzo de' Medici – Florence

"Studying abroad gave me a better outlook at life and really did help me grow. I realized how shelter my life had been previously and how dependent I was on my parents. It also helped me appreciate America in a way that I had never realized. "

Illinois State University
Past Review Shanghai: Go Abroad Or Become Regretful! Xing Wei College: Shanghai - Semester or Summer in China

"I gained many, many qualities and understandings from this study abroad program. Not only has the language courses helped me, the mentors taught me more which overall boosted my Chinese greatly. I learned how the culture works in terms of living arrangements, or simply how Chinese business works. Leaving the country has incre..."

California State University - Long Beach
Past Review If I Could Change Anything From My Experience, I Wouldn't! Xing Wei College: Shanghai - Semester or Summer in China

"I feel like I have become a stronger more independent person becuase of my study abroad experience! I noticed I am also more open minded and motivated to learn about other cultures and travel to different countries!"

University of California - San Diego
Past Review Bamberg: Beautiful, But Expensive University of Bamberg: Bamberg - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I've fallen in love with Bamberg, regardless of the downsides. It's a wonderful town, and the university is fine."

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Past Review Florence, Italy; Like Living In A Dream :) Florence University of The Arts: Florence - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I fell in love with a country, it's language, and it's people. They will all follow and influence me for the rest of my life, and that is something I wouldn't trade anything for. The experience was amazing, and I'm SO GLAD I did it :)"

SUNY Purchase
Past Review Studying Abroad Great Life Changing Experience University of Leicester: Leicester - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

"I have become more independent and I have opened my mind to so many things that I felt so reserved to before I left. I feel like I can accomplish anything after studying abroad."

Illinois State University
Past Review La Belle Vie Dans La Sud De La France! Institute for American Universities (IAU): The School of Humanities & Social Sciences, Aix-en-Provence, France

"It was worthwhile. I had a wonderful experience. I learned about a different culture, which was much different than I had originally expected. "

SUNY Purchase