South Africa Past Review
By Rashad U (International/Global Studies., University of Hartford) for
AIFS: Stellenbosch - Study Abroad or Service Learning at Stellenbosch University
Yes. South Africa is the mist beautiful place I've ever been.
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Stellenbosch university has a much tougher grading system than UHART. Hard to get A's on assignments. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The staff advising us was competent but I felt they had a hard time.dividing their personal lives with their professional lives. Also, they did not know how to manage things when things got difficult. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Good. Spacious. Personal. |
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Good. Varied selection. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Garden route was great |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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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? | Studying abroad from UHART was way more expensive than I thought. While the program costs 14000 I paid 18000 to UHART. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
I didn't take the course but the students spoke afrikaans and English. |
Other Program Information
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