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Expectations for Visiting the Office and Applying for a Program

Our general philosophy about advising:
We are committed to supporting your process of cultivating the skills you will need for your experience abroad. Key skills include systematic gathering of information, analysis of information, critical thinking and reflection in order to make the best use of the information you have gathered.

Ratio of Visitors to Staff:
Due to a large volume of visitors and a high ratio of visitors to staff, our drop-in advising capacity is limited to 10-minutes per student. During some of the day, a wait between twenty minutes and one hour is not uncommon. If you notice that several students are on the sign-in sheet ahead of you, you can expect a substantial wait, so please plan accordingly.

Drop-in advising (EAP ONLY): (Non-EAP click here)
Most EAP programs do not require that you meet with an EAP adviser before you apply. However, you will need to meet with an EAP adviser if:

· After completing the EAP Self-Assessment, you have determined that you do not meet requirements such as overall GPA, language pre-requisites, or other program pre-requisites.
· To apply for the programs listed below, you must obtain clearance from the adviser for that program specifically.

For all programs, you will need to complete a Self-Assessment Worksheet to determine if you are eligible to apply. Expect to spend an average of 2 hours researching each country of interest, in order to complete the Self-Assessment Worksheet for that country.

If any information on your Self-Assessment Worksheet is still blank at the time of your drop-in advising, you will need to complete it before your drop-in advising session can begin.

Programs requiring specific adviser approval before you can get an application:

Access to advisers:
Each adviser in our office has drop-in hours (see drop-in schedule and contact info) and is available to be contacted by e-mail. Please be sure that you have thoroughly researched the materials pertaining to your program before contacting your specific EAP adviser. If you would like to contact Berkeley students who have previously been on the EAP program you're considering, please ask at the front counter for a contact list containing names and e-mail addresses of past participants.

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