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Australearn: Sydney - Macquarie University
Program Information
As a Macquarie University student you will join a diverse and welcoming community of 31,000 students, with 8,800 international students from over 114 countries.
Ranked among Australia’s nine top universities and within the top 40 in the Asia-Pacific region (Shanghai Jiao Tong University Academic Rankings o... More
| Provider: | GlobaLinks Learning Abroad |
| Hosted at: | Macquarie University |
| Location(s): | Sydney, Australia |
| Year Founded: | 1989 |
| Website | Take me there! |
Review By:
Bryan W. (Criminal Justice, Longwood University) on August 12, 2011
Overall Rating
Personal Information
| * Start Date: | 2011-02-08 |
| * End Date: | 2011-07-26 |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
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* Overall educational experience
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It was tough but it will turn you from a student to a adult really quick. |
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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Very few people knew the language I was studying because it was not spoken there but there should have been more available tutors in my opinion. Thanks |
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A Look Back
| * If you could do it all over again, would you choose the same program? | No |
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Don't jeopardize your long term goals to fulfill your shortterm goals. GO WITH THE FLOW. |
| * What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile? | The working part. It impacted me enough for me to say I'll be back. |