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SIT Study Abroad

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SIT Study Abroad is a program provider offering 73 abroad programs. Programs offered include Study Abroad and Internship abroad programs in 36 countries such as Australia, Cameroon, Chile, and Indonesia.

School for International Training (SIT) is a U.S.-accredited global university offering undergraduate study abroad programs, including the comparative International Honors Program, multi-country and internship programs, and custom and faculty-led opportunities.

SIT Study Abroad programs are developed around a framework of the most critical global issues of the day. Our programs are interdisciplinary and appropriate for a variety of majors. Learn more at studyabroad.sit.edu.

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OVERALL RATING 4.4
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January 31, 2026
Past Review This Was The Experience Of A Lifetime! Definitely Choose This Program!! SIT Study Abroad: Ecuador - Comparative Ecology and Conservation

"I realized how interested I was in ecology and actual research. This program only served to increase my passion for environmental science and protecting nature. Even though I've been sick for a while after returning, I would do it all over again without hesitation. The only thing I was upset about was having to leave!!"

University of Virginia
Past Review The Adventure Of A Lifetime! SIT Study Abroad: Peru - Indigenous Peoples and Globalization

"I learned a lot about the peoples and cultures of Peru. Additionally, I greatly improved my Spanish skills and feel much more confident in my ability to communicate with others in Spanish. I made many great friends, both Peruvian and from the states, that I know I will stay in touch with for a long time to come. I learned many t..."

The College of Wooster
Past Review Best Study Abroad Ever SIT Study Abroad: Peru - Indigenous Peoples and Globalization

"I deeply cherish my study abroad opportunity with the SIT Perú: Globalization and Indigenous People program. Community within the program grows deeply and closely between the students within the program and the program staff, while also offering endless possibilities for you to be as much or as little immersed into the Peruvian ..."

Wake Forest University
Past Review Mountain Livin' SIT Study Abroad: Peru - Indigenous Peoples and Globalization

"Mastery of a language, a host of new friends (many of whom I consider family), and a different adventure every day. I couldn't have asked for more."

Kenyon College
Past Review No Falta Palta; Bountiful Avocado, Open Hearts And Beautiful Vistas. SIT Study Abroad: Chile - Cultural Identity, Social Justice, and Community Development

"I learned how to engage in a new kind of community I had never experienced before; living with an indigenous group really alters the way we understand our roles within the world and especially from the US. I have never been more continually shocked by US involvement in Chilean politics and never been more impressed by the openne..."

The College of Wooster
Past Review Hidden Gem Of A Study Abroad Location SIT Study Abroad: Belgrade, Budapest, and Vienna - Comparative European Perspectives on Conflict and Democracy

"Living independently, adjusting to new cultural environments, greater insight into the history and politics of the region"

Wellesley College
Past Review Some Of The Best Three Months Of My Life SIT Study Abroad: Morocco - Human Rights, Social Justice, and Cultural Transformation

"I gained a better awareness and love for the multicultural realities that exist in our world and gained a lot of self confidence by speaking Arabic daily and stretching myself by traveling and living in a place so different from what I defined as familiar five months ago. In other words, now the medina in Rabat and the US feel b..."

Wellesley College
Past Review Pero Like It's My Senior Year SIT Study Abroad: Peru - Indigenous Peoples and Globalization

"I gained tons of confidence, felt that I grew a lot because of what I was exposed, gained new amazing friends, gained knowledge about a country I can go back and tour people around a city, learned the benefits of my citizenship and it was just another learning experience thats a must, in order to understand. "

Brandeis University
Past Review Life Of A Vazaha: Living The Dream On The Other Side Of The Planet SIT Study Abroad: Madagascar - Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management

"I learned so much about myself and about Madagascar's people and culture. I became more independent and learned what living in a third world country is like. I also learned about the biodiversity in Madagascar and was able to study lemurs in the wild. "

University of Tulsa
Past Review Vietnam, Morocco, And Bolivia. Wish I Could Do It All Again! SIT Study Abroad: IHP Climate Change - The Politics of Land, Water, and Energy Justice

"I learned how to independently navigate a city in a language I do not know. I improved communication skills, I am less hesitant to reach out to people I would like to learn from or meet and I am more extraverted. I learned how to connect with people more easily/ readily, how to find commonalities and similar values. I learned ho..."

Wellesley College
Past Review Culturally Shocking Growth And Learning Experience SIT Study Abroad Nepal: Development, Gender, and Social Change in the Himalaya

"perspective, independence, understanding of wide wide world"

Middlebury College
Past Review Amazing Paradigm Shifting Program SIT Study Abroad: Nepal - Tibetan and Himalayan Peoples

"I gained an understanding of the worlds diversity, I learned about the benefit of problematization, i learned open-mindedness, patience and will-power. This program helped me grow as a student, a friend, and a human-being. "

Tufts University
Past Review Explore The Salvador, Bahia. Brazil: Public Health, Race, And Human Rights SIT Study Abroad: Reviews from Former Locations

"I learn that it is okay if you do not know what is happening and just roll with whatever is happening because it helps you adapt a lot better. "

Brandeis University
Past Review Experiencing A World Upside Down From My Usual One SIT Study Abroad: Samoa - Social and Environmental Change in Oceania

"I learned a lot about myself and what I can achieve. It was very worthwhile. Moreover, for the first time I realized the consequences of our first world decisions. "

Middlebury College
Past Review African Roller Coaster SIT Study Abroad: Tanzania - Zanzibar Coastal Ecology and Natural Resource Management

"Saw new places, new faves, tested my language, learned some things, had adventures"

Middlebury College
Past Review Amazing Experience Where I Learned About Culture, Research, And Myself! SIT Study Abroad: Argentina - Social Movements and Human Rights

"I learned a significant amount of Spanish, I took 3 classes towards my major, and I got to make so many friends. It was beyond worthwhile."

Trinity University
Past Review Loved Amsterdam & The Netherlands, But Hated The Program SIT Study Abroad: Netherlands - International Perspectives on Sexuality and Gender

"It was worthwhile in that I learned how not to do a study abroad program and I learned a lot about myself, but the program is poorly set up."

Berea College
Past Review A Great Non Western Experience SIT Study Abroad: Jordan - Refugees, Health, and Humanitarian Action

"I learned a lot. For one, I gained valuable experience with conversational Arabic. I was able to make connections in my future field. I gained both academic and life experience. "

Brandeis University
Past Review Unbelievable Insight Into A New Culture And Landscape. SIT Study Abroad: Madagascar - Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management

"It was the best experience of my life. I learned about myself and about the world. It was absolutely worthwhile--it opened my eyes. "

Brandeis University
Past Review Intellectually Expansive; Emotionally Challenging. SIT Study Abroad: South Africa - Multiculturalism and Human Rights

"I gained a deeper understanding of 'post'-apartheid South Africa. I learned about the intricacies of operating a multicultural nation - its challenges, complications, etc. I learned about local cultures and their complications with representation in a multicultural state. It was definitely worthwhile. I wouldn't have wanted ..."

Brandeis University
Past Review Academically, Culturally, And Socially Intense And Beneficial Sit Study Abroad: Uganda Post Conflict Transformation SIT Study Abroad: Reviews from Former Locations

"Excellent research experience, exposure to serious issues, and cultural immersion. Definitely worthwhile but not easy. "

Brandeis University
Past Review Argentina Was Great, Program Fine SIT Study Abroad: Argentina - Social Movements and Human Rights

"Language. Maturity. Friends. Cultural exchange"

Brandeis University
Past Review I Wouldn't Change A Thing SIT Study Abroad: Madagascar - Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management

"I would rank my experience in Madagascar as the number one most important decision I have ever made. I am not exaggerating when I think I thought about it every day for the first 2 years after leaving. I would literally trade anything to go back for one day. I gained so much knowledge not only about Madagascar, but about the wor..."

Colby College
Past Review Engaging, Difficult, And Transformative SIT Study Abroad: Nepal - Tibetan and Himalayan Peoples

"Learned how to be humble and blend in to a host country while engaging and keeping an open mind to make the most of each day. "

Middlebury College
Past Review Breathtaking Landscapes & Unforgettable People SIT Study Abroad: Ecuador - Comparative Ecology and Conservation

"I learned far too much to summarize concisely. I learned so much about my own character while I was abroad, in addition to tons of fascinating information about indigenous & local cultures and about the natural ecology and & resource management of the Amazon rainforest."

Trinity University