Flashback to high school when you sat down with your guidance counselor and talked about all of your post high school options. You decided to go on to college, and had to go through the very careful process of crafting the perfect application to get into the college of your dreams. So you work for weeks getting references, writing essays, editing essays, perfecting your resume. It's quite the process.
Applying to study abroad could be a lot like this depending on where you are planning on going. I put about as much effort into deciding to come to Korea (I'm here now, and it is wonderful so far!). But it's different. It's a personal choice, that many of your friends won't go through, so they won't be applying along with you. Just remember: there is a reason you chose to study abroad. There is a reason you chose the program you are applying to. Just let that come through in any application essays or materials you need to submit. If your program has a GPA requirement that you may just barely not meet, explain the reason you don't meet it and why you still deserve to be on the program. If you just let your passion show through, there won't be any issue in you getting in.
At the end of the day, it is most important that you show in your application that you are a worthy candidate for study abroad. Take care in your application, complete all parts, and get it in on time.
Breathe easy; you've survived application processes before, and you'll manage just fine this time too.
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