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Best 5 Months of My life: Israel 2010
Direct Enrollment: Jerusalem - Hebrew University
Program Information
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Rothberg International School offers a variety of programs, from a few short weeks to an entire academic year studying in Israel!
At the Rothberg School, the program includes an Ulpan, Hebrew language instruction, courses in English, the chance to study Arabic, extracu... More
| Provider: | Direct Enrollment |
| Hosted at: | Hebrew University |
| Location(s): | Jerusalem, Israel |
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| Website | N/A |
Review By:
Melanie S. (Physical Therapy, Ithaca College) on February 21, 2011
Overall Rating
Personal Information
| * Start Date: | 2010-08-03 |
| * End Date: | 2011-12-28 |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
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* Overall educational experience
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I thought the program was very well organized but their efficiently to do things quickly such as financial stuff and housing was lacking. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
go on everything the university offers. |
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Finances
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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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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | I was not expecting to go on a eurotrip while I was there, so that was definitely an unexpected expense. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | None |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
We had hebrew for 7 weeks straights 25 hours a week and then we had it 5 hours a week during the semester. We also practiced with each other as well as locals in cabs and supermarkets, many people spoke some type of broken English. |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * If you could do it all over again, would you choose the same program? | Yes |
| * What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile? | absolutely |