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Study Abroad Program Review of AIFS: London - Richmond, The American International University in London

Submitted by Emily Boyd (Marketing and PR,female,Drake University) on June 25th, 2010

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Participation Year:

2010

Term:

Spring

International exposure prior to program?

2 weeks-1 month

Academics Overall

**Overall educational experience:

**Comment:

I was so unimpressed with two professors which made one of the classes really awful to take. It's hard to be put into a new environment where most of the students have been taught by one particular professor for two years already and know his or her style. Therefore when the Americans started a new class, that professor expected a certain foundation to already be there and it was unfair. Understandable, but it made things really hard. Luckily I only needed a C to get credit.

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Course Title:

Retail and Distribution Management

Course Department and Number:

Marketing

Instructor:

Nicola Caramia

Language of Instruction:

English

Please comment on the course:

This was the course that made me most frustrated. IT's the course I gave the most time and effort to and he never explained our grades on the exams or the final project, we just ended up with a grade. Most American students failed the class, luckily I passed. He was very hardcore which can be good, but in this case it made the class way too hard for an average study abroad student. This is not just my opinion.

Please rate the course overall:

Course

**Course Title:

History of London

**Course Department and Number:

History

**Instructor:

David Tucker

**Language of Instruction:

English

**Please comment on the course:

Best class ever. We traveled once a week to a new place in London and this professor knows literally everything about London. It was so fun and he made it lighthearted because he understood that most of us wanted to travel and have as much fun as possible while abroad. Completely different than the previous professor mentioned

**Please rate the course overall:

**Did you have any credit transfer issues upon return to your home institution? If so, what would you suggest to other students?

None. But, make sure you are 100% sure classes will transfer, you don't want to pay for a class that has no credit!

Host Country Program Administration Overall

**On-site administration of your program:

**Please explain the program's strengths and weaknesses:

Dom was the main person in this area and he was quick to respond to each and every student and tried to hard to fix anything that wasn't working for someone's schedule or just personal problems. Also, Tom and Katherine were in student affairs and helped plan trips and made everyone feel absolutely comfortable and made trips to other countries very fun.

Housing Overall

Living arrangements? (all that apply):

Dorm

Who did you live with?

Americans

**Housing satisfaction:

**Comment:

Two roommates, Ambassador dorms, bathrooms were single and then showers were in a different room. It was much different than the typical dorm room living situation but it worked out okay. We found out our roommates right when we got there and I felt super safe. RAs were always helpful!

Close to the tube and many buses are available. Great rooms, but also quite old (heard they are renovating mine).

Food Overall

**Food satisfaction:

**Comment:

Definitely not like American food, but it was okay. Decent amount of variety but if you don't want to the food there are plenty of other places around!

Safety and Health Overall

**How well were health issues addressed through your program?

**Safety:

**Comment:

The tube was the only place I felt uncomfortable because you can't predict how some people are going to act or who will be on your train. Don't travel alone and just be smart!

Money Overall

**How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?

General Assessment Overall

**Words of wisdom:

Go into this trip with a very flexible attitude. People are all different and want to experience different things and sometimes you have to go along with it. Also, doing things alone are okay!

**If you could do it all over again, would you choose the same program?

Yes

**Overall satisfaction with your study abroad experience:

**Was your study abroad experience worthwhile?

It was worthwhile, I wish I would have had a friend from home come along, but I met some really awesome people. I learned about a new culture and how life is lived in different countries. It was a refining process, like being a freshman in college all over again. I got to meet new people and be whoever I wanted to be and that was a great opportunity to embrace. I loved traveling and all the different weekend trips the school offered. GO!!!!

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