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Discuss “Requiring study abroad leads to inequalities”

If you already thought the pressure of stacking your resume with awards, internships, and a sweet GPA was overwhelming, then brace yourself. There’s yet another qualification employers will want to see: experience studying abroad.

According to a study conducted at Penn State University, University of Notre Dame, University of Kentucky, and Pacific Lutheran University last year, employers rated study abroad as the third most valuable experience a potential employee can have. The only things employers rated more highly than study abroad were having the desired major and having a major or minor in a foreign language.

In a time when you can’t help hearing the world “globalization” at least 10 times a day, employers cite the ability of...

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