Preparing for American University of the Caribbean has been a long process. Here’s look into our to-do list since applying to AUC:
- Fill out application paperwork and write essays
- Pay application fee
- Receive interview invitation
- Celebrate!
- Plan interview date
- Be thankful you spent months studying and preparing for interviews
- Drive to Los Angeles. Go to Disneyland.
- Dress sharp and be sharp during interview
- Receive acceptance call
- Celebrate again!
- Send various completed forms to the school
- Research St. Maarten
- Get vaccinations
- Apply for scholarships
- Find housing
- Book flight
- Turn in notice of vacancy to apartment complex
- Find baggage
- Get rid of anything we don’t need
- Pack up the rest
- Get international insurance
- Dentist and doctor appointments
- Arrange for student loans
- Receive scholarship offer
- Accept scholarship offer
- Celebrate!
- Clean apartment
- Move out
- Move in with my parents
- Get rid of more stuff
- Make trips to donation centers
- Sell stuff
- Finish projects and tie up loose ends
- Explore as much of Arizona as possible
- Babysit, house sit, and freelance when opportunities arise
- Find online work for me
- Go shopping for anything we need
- Buy medical equipment
- Buy used things from AUC students on the online classifieds so we can set up house on the island
- Set up bank account we can use internationally
- Download digital textbooks
- Say goodbye to friends
- Have goodbye parties
- Decide finally what we are actually taking
- Pack bags
- Sell car
- Say goodbye to family
- Drive to the airport
- Fly away