Great math& challenging class Past Review
By A student (Middlebury College) - abroad from 02/05/2018 to 05/24/2018 with
BSM: Budapest - Budapest Semesters in Mathematics
Mathematics. It totally worths it.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
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* Overall educational experience
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The academic is very rigorous and and the math I learnt was amazing. However, professors do not usually have office hours and course materials sometimes seem to be too challenging for me. Moreover, I felt I had't got enough time to explore more of Hungarian culture before I left. Overall, I would say the experience was absolutely rewarding. |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
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The program offers multiple advanced mathematics courses that are not available at Middlebury. If you would like to learn more of mathematics, Budapest is really the place to go. However, sometimes the materials could get very challenging so that you won't have enough time to get in touch with the locals and have a "true" study abroad experience |
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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? | 400 dollars |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Cook food at home |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
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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? | I should have been less ambitious when registering for courses. I registered for many very challenging courses which I couldn't handle simultaneously |
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! |
Individual Course Reviews
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Real functions and measures |
| Course Department: | Math |
| Instructor: | Tamas Keleti |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | It was the most challenging math class I had even taken in my life and I had to switch it to audit in the end. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | not yet |
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Functional analysis |
| Course Department: | Math |
| Instructor: | matoklesci |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | It is challenging class but I finally survived because the textbook was easy to read and the instructor was clear |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | not yet |
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Topology |
| Course Department: | Math |
| Instructor: | Agnes |
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| Comments: | It is a relatively challenging class and it is my favourite course taken in Budapest |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | not yet |
