Abroad101: Study Abroad Reviews

WOW March 08, 2024

By (Political Science and Government, Middlebury College) - abroad from 08/29/2023 to 12/09/2023 with

Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury – CMRS Oxford Humanities Program

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Interacting with locals, critical thinking, and cultural immersion. Yes, it was worthwhile!

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? 2 weeks - 1 month

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

* Food:

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

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

Finances

* 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)

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? No

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

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  • Dorm
* Who did you live with?

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  • Americans
* Who did you take classes with?

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  • Americans
About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with?

A Look Back

* What did you like most about the program?
  • People
  • Studies
  • Culture
* What could be improved?
  • Housing
  • Facilities
  • That's it!
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? Britain is a cool place and I want to live there some day.

Individual Course Reviews

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Witches in Early Modern Europe
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Revolutionaries
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Modern Polititcal Philosophy
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Independent Research
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