solid Past Review
By A student (Theater, Oberlin College) - abroad from 01/14/2014 to 04/18/2014 with
British American Drama Academy: London/ Oxford - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
Opportunity for good ensemble experiences and to work with highly skilled and knowledgeable instructors and directors. Semester-long program helped me grow enormously as a performer in a way that was not possible at my home institution.
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. |
Program is self-driven. Students who want to be lazy can get away with it and students who want to work hard will excel. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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N/A |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Workload is light enough to go out on weekends to plays, museums, or other events. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
Administration is very flexible when healthcare is needed for students and will personally drive students to clinic even on the weekends and refer students to appropriate doctors and stuff. |
| * Safety: |
Housing and school are in safe locations. |
| 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) |
The only thing affordable about London is fringe theater - there are many tickets for $25 or less. Housing was very expensive. |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $170 |
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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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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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? | 0 |
A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | - |
