Student Experiences

Name: Michael Breen
Home Campus: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
Host Campus: University of Alaska - Anchorage

“Going away to study in Alaska is an experience I’ll never forget. I had the opportunity to hike around some of the most wild and remote places in the country – and saw moose on campus almost daily. I met some great people and learned a lot about a different part of the country. Participating in NSE was definitely a good move for me.”

Michael Breen

Name: Jenny Fuchs
Home Campus: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
Host Campus: California State University-Fresno

“Participating in NSE was the best college decision I ever made! I made tons of new friends and met an array of students from all over the world. I traveled with other NSE students to many fun and exciting places, and the exchange was definitely an experience I will never forget!”
NSE Student

Name: Rachael Kolseth
Home Campus: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
Host Campus: Rhode Island College

"The NSE experience has been one of the best opportunities that I have taken advantage of! It has given me a chance to pursue my dreams, expand my horizons, and learn more than I could ever imagine about myself. It is definitely a great learning experience!"


Name: Meghan Knox
Home Campus:University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
Host Campus: College of Charleston

“I had the best experience! I experienced a different world within itself, full of its own culture, language, and way of life-no passport required! I have grown so much as a person on so many different levels and in so many different ways because of my NSE experience. NSE is a once in a lifetime opportunity.”

NSE Student

Name: Sarah Van Zeeland
Home Campus: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
Host Campus: College of Charleston

“Choosing to participate in NSE was the best decision I have ever made. I not only made great friends that I still keep in touch with, I also became much more independent.”

NSE Student

Name: Elizabeth Marcella Bode
Home Campus: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
Host Campus: University of New Orleans

“This experience will be the highlight of my college career. I am so grateful to have taken advantage of this wonderful life-changing program. My intelligence, personality, and character have developed greatly because of the NSE program.”

NSE Student

Name: Becky Snow
Home Campus: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
Host Campus: California State University - San Bernardino

“Participating in the NSE program was the smartest move I ever made. I have made the greatest friends and experienced a world completely unknown to me.”


Name: Laura Lazewski
Home Campus: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
Host Campus: University of Tennessee – Knoxville

“I can easily say that my time spent on National Student Exchange was the best year of my college career. I was exposed to a completely different part of the country and met so many amazing people. I have grown personally, as well as academically. I am so happy to have participated in National Student Exchange, and recommend it to all college students."

NSE Student

Name: Angi Livernash
Home Campus: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
Host Campus: Towson University

"National Student Exchange has given me the opportunity to learn so much about myself and my country in such a short time. I had no idea how much I would get to see, experience, and grow in just one year. I have made memories and friends that will last a lifetime."

NSE Student

Name: LuCinda Hohmann
Home Campus: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
Host Campus: Cal State University San Bernardino

I once read somewhere that life is a great big canvas, and we should throw all the paint on it we can. NSE is a wall full of different paints. What color do you want?


Name: Kate Brown
Home Campus: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
Host Campus: Winthrop University – Rock Hill, SC

Through NSE I met amazing people from different parts of this country, took unique and interesting courses, and was able to live in a new and fascinating culture! Participating in National Student Exchange has been one of the best experiences of my college career!


Name: Megan Clarey
Home Campus: University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
Host Campus: University of Virgin Islands - St. Thomas


I have learned so much about society, politics, economics, culture and how this all relates to who I am and where my life is going. Growing up I always heard about 'the rest of the world'. Now I feel I have gotten a brief glimpse of it and am insanely curious to see more.


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