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Tel Aviv University: Tel Aviv - Undergraduate Semester in Israel
Program Information
TAU provides undergraduate students with a wide spectrum of invigorating classes and experiences. TAU's unique international learning environment offers a rich variety of exciting courses in the fields of International Relations, Social Sciences, Arts, Environmental Studies, History, Religion, Business and mor... More
| Provider: | Tel Aviv University |
| Location(s): | Tel Aviv, Israel |
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| Website | Take me there! |
Review By:
Rebecca K. (physchology, University of the Pacific) on May 06, 2011
Overall Rating
Personal Information
| * Start Date: | 2011-01-20 |
| * End Date: | 2011-05-26 |
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The workload was less than I am used to at Pacific but the grading was more difficult. Most of my classes just had one or two tests. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Someone was always avaliable to answer questions. |
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How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
The university provided us with trips |
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How well did University of the Pacific prepare and support you for your time abroad? |
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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? | Israel is a very expensive country |
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 |
| Language acquisition improvement? |
Most people speak English here but we had an Israeli buddy who we could practice Hebrew with. |
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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? | Yes, I learned so much about myself and my Jewish heritage |