Cecilie boosted her resume in Scotland

In 2019, I went to Aberdeen in Scotland for a semester abroad. At home, I studied law at Aarhus Universitet and today I have graduated with an exciting year abroad behind me.

I chose to go on exchange because I always wanted to see what it was like to study in a foreign country. It has always been my plan since I started studying. 

I also wanted to try to live in a different country and experience its culture and way of life up close. I also chose to go abroad to boost my resume, because I know it says something about a person if that person has been abroad and employers think that it is important. 
I chose Scotland because it has always been a country I wanted to experience so why not try to live there?
I always wanted to experience the nature and the Scottish traditions and I’ve never been to Scotland which was important when I selected my destination. 

The University of Aberdeen is an old university and it looks very different from our modern universities in Denmark. It kinda looked like Hogwarts and I’m a huge Harry Potter fan so that was a plus. It also seemed like they did a lot for their exchange students and there were so many opportunities to experience Scotland on different trips. 

It was not hard to apply but it took a long time and there was a lot of paper work. I traveled with Erasmus+ and through EU things run by itself. I ended up with two scholarships and together with the Erasmus scholarship, it was quite enough. 
I have had some really good experiences in Scotland with the local culture and friendships that will last a lifetime. My English has improved, the school and courses were so exciting and my resume has improved.
 

Updated on Måndag, 30/10/2023