Life Changing Past Review
By A student (Benedictine College) - abroad from 01/23/2017 to 04/12/2017 with
Benedictine College: Florence - Semester Program in Florence, Italy
I gained friends, knowledge, experience, confidence, I grew in my faith. It was definitely worth wild.
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. |
I almost found the classes so difficult to the point where I did not feel like I could explore Florence as much because I was doing homework |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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| * Food: |
The amount I paid for the food did not reflect the quality food I was served, in mu opinion. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Semi interstated. I feel as if I would feel more integrated if I had been able to explore more. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
I had an issue where I needed to get a medication and I was able to do so within a day. |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
This program helped me to get to know other people from my college who I otherwise would not have meet. It gave me an experience of so many other cultures that I otherwise wouldn't have had. I would do it again in a heartbeat. |
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) |
Aside from big trips and traveling it was easy to live in a student budget. |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | I don't recal |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Save! I personally saved for quite some time before. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
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| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Beginner |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | I had taken two semesters of high school French |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | Practice speaking the language |
Other Program Information
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* Who did you take classes with?
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 10+ |
A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Nothing in particular I feel like I was very well prepared going into the program. |
