Abroad in Italy Past Review
By Alex p (energy finance, The University of Texas at Austin) for
Arcadia: Rome - Arcadia in Rome
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Not especially worthwhile
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
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* Host Country Program Administration
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Very knowledgeable, accessible, and friendly |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
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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? | everything seemed necessary |
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 |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Those who have never been out of country before. This program is sort of an introduction to foreign travel |
Individual Course Reviews
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Beginning Italian |
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| Instruction Language: | Italian/English |
| Comments: | Well taught for the short time-frame we had. |
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Roman Archaeological sites |
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| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Interesting. Got to see alot of Rome and many lesser-known sites |
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