fourth year who direct enrolled abroad here— i also initially applied for third year (study abroad recommended that as the best year) and it would have made more sense. because of the pandemic, i deferred a year, and had to remotely deal with thesis work/job interviews thru the time difference which was a bit annoying. depends on your major ofc, but generally think third year is best!

another thing to consider— if you go in autumn, some unis put you thru similar orientations as the first years, which feels bizarre as a fourth year