Amazing Experience Past Review
By Zauraiz Alamgeer (Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation) - abroad from 10/01/2011 to 05/28/2016 with
Asia Pacific University: Kuala Lumpur - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
It was definitely worthwhile and I learnt alot of international experience and got to work with big companies such as Western Digital and Solution Engineering because APU.
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Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The academics were very much in depth and the assignments were very practical. Learnt alot of useful skills.The online Library system really helped. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The international student services office is host to one of the best staff people I have ever seen. Right from my first day till graduation they were all with me to assist. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Housing was very secure and safe with good luxury perks such as pool, swimming pools and silence. |
| * Food: |
One of the best things of a divers city is the diversity in food choices. Kuala Lumpur would suffice any taste of food you have. I liked the Indian food alot. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Being an International student, I had alot of exposure to people from other countries. Today I have friends from 100++ countries across the globe. See my facebook! |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
I was provided with healthcare insurance and it did pretty much the thing it was supposed to do. Cover my medicine expenses when I fell sick. Doctors were readily available in Kuala Lumpur at any time. |
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Safety is a big concern in any part of the world but after spending 4 years of degree time, I never had any safety issue. |
| 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) |
About $100/week was easy to maintain after cooking home and life was not very hard. |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $100/week |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Cook home and you will safe tons and tons of cash. Dining out at restaurants everyday will increase expense. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Direct Enrollment/Exchange
| * Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? | Direct Enrollment |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Bring along more friends |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Academic or LinguistYou went abroad with specific academic goals in mind; the program credentials and rigor of your coursework abroad were very important to you. You had a great time abroad, but never lost sight of your studies and (if applicable) were diligent with your foreign language study. Good for you! |
