Summer school in Stirling, Scotland Past Review
By Ryan C (Marketing/Finance, Trinity University) for
Arcadia: Stirling - University of Stirling
Yes it was a great way to spend the summer earning credits for school and also getting to experience another country with many peers from across America. Its great to just learn a different culture and meet new types of people.
Personal Information
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | Stirling Univsersity |
| 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. |
Grading system was not american and was going to be converted so I cannot speak about that, but the overall course work was relatively easy |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
basic website, but had everything you needed. Turning things in electronically was inconvenient but not difficult |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
5 bed room flats on campus <br /><br /> Loved the idea of living with 5 other students. No language aid of course, but it was a good arrangement. |
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Having our own kitchen allowed us to cook a lot of food |
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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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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $60? Difficult to estimate for the exchange rate. |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Just budget well and cook meals |
Language
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
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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? | Apply to the school directly. Arcadia offers a few amenities, but is largely unnecessary to study at the school. The program at the school is great! |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Issues in Moral Philosophy |
| Course Department: | ISSMP |
| Instructor: | Tom Cunningham |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Great overview of moral philosophy which was applied to more realistic world issues and sparked good debate and discussion |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Yes and yes |
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Marketing and Branding in Scotland |
| Course Department: | ISSBS |
| Instructor: | Nick Telford |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Pretty basic marketing information. Interesting applications. Very interesting and entertaining professor. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Yes and yes |
