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RateYourStudyAbroad was featured in a posting on BudgetGlobeTrotting.com! We featured Nick, the founder of BudgetGlobeTrotting.com in an interview recently. Check out the interview here. RateYourStudyAbroad featured by 1888PressRelease February 27, 2009  RateYourStudyAbroad was featured in a pressrelease, put out today by 1888PressRelease. Check us out!
KillerStartup.com features RYSA: "a much-needed resource that will become incredibly useful"  "Set your browser to www.rateyourstudyabroad.com if you arepondering on undertaking such an adventure and need some more information tomake up your mind...It is a much-needed resource that will become incredibly usefulas people add more and more reviews."
Webdev2.0 features RateYourStudyAbroad.com on its homepage!  Check out Webdev2.0's posting about us -- including stats about our site, it's traffic, and number of comments about the site.
PRLog.com releases Press Release of RateYourStudyAbroad.com during the recession February 23, 2009 - RateYourStudyAbroad.com helps study abroaders find value despite the recession
""Students writing reviews on our site are more value-conscious about their programs than they were when we launched in September," Henry said. "They are more critical of programs that don't bring them the value they expect for the price-tag.""
Syracuse University paper calls RYSA "really powerful for students" January 28, 2009 - Web site provides forum for study abroad feedback by Abram Brown "Baluzy said he would post his thoughts on a new Web site devoted to helping students find study abroad programs, rateyourstudyabroad.com. "I would definitely put my thoughts up there," he said. "Like where to find a cheeseburger in all of Asia. That's the kind of information people need as well.""
Davidson College newspaper notes "remedy" to problem of "distinguishing between programs" January 21, 2009 - Site aids students with study abroad research by Alex Kowaleski "Every year, hundreds of Davidson students study abroad in distant corners of the world. However, it can be difficult to distinguish which programs are excellent and which are not worth a student's semester... van Wagenberg and Henry hope their program will fill an important void and prove highly useful to college students across the world"
Brigham Young University press salutes new study abroad resource January 20, 2009 - New study abroad website by Kayleigh King
"First there was ratemyprofessors.com. Then there was ratemyteachers.com. Now there's Rateyourstudyabroad.com, where high school and college students can rate and research study abroad programs. When students add a BYU program to the site and give feedback about the program, BYU students and students around the world get an idea of the experience."
Santa Clara University newspaper excited by new student tool January 15, 2009 - Site Rates Abroad Programs by Genna Tan
Wheaton College paper says study abroad selection has changed forever November 1, 2008 - Tim McIlraith |
"When Davidson College graduates Henry van Wagenberg and John Henry returned from studying abroad, they discovered that their experiences had been very different....The two decided to fill this void by creating rateyourstudyabroad.com..."A Web site that would let me read stuff about which programs are good and which ones are not would definitely be helpful," said Wong." 