Loved AU Washington Semester; Disappointed with TU Study Abroad Office Past Review
By Alexandra B (Political Science And Environmental Studies, Tulane University) for
American University: Washington D.C - Washington Semester Program
YES!!
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
My professor was amazing-- I think I learned more from her this semester than in all of my time at Tulane. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
My expectations for the program were greatly exceeded. It was the best experience and the faculty/staff/everyone at American really helped to make it such a good experience. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
We lived in very typical dorms, which isn't the most ideal living situation, but it was fine. |
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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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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $100 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | It's expensive to live in Washington DC, especially when you have to use the metro all the time. Most internships are unpaid, so you end up paying a lot of money to get back and forth. |
Language
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Do it! There is such a wide range of students who could succeed in this program because there are so many different tracks that you can choose. I found that the students who got to travel with their class seemed to have the best overall experiences, like I did with my class trip to Ecuador for three weeks. Living in DC was a great experience, and allowed me to make connections in a field I want to enter after graduation. |
Comments
The person in the Tulane study abroad office focusing on this particular program left and the staff were not briefed on how to advise students.
deleted-1489833873deleted-1488902850Tulane May 10, 2011
