The Best Semester Past Review
By Sarah M (Psychology and Film & Media Culture, Middlebury College) - abroad from 09/02/2013 to 12/21/2013 with
CIEE: Prague - Central European Studies
It was definitely worthwhile. I learned some much about the region because there is such a rich history there.
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Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Enjoyable classes with a wide range of topics |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Very friendly staff, but extremely unorganized |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Great housing, loved living with two American students and a Czech student |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Program offered lots of opportunities for exposure and assimilation into the culture |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
Easily accessible, but not progressive. Was not informed clearly of what was going on |
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Very safe feeling |
| 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 Czech Republic is a great place to go because prices are so low. |
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? | Intermediate |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | I had taken a year of Arabic, but this obviously was not helpful |
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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? | I wish I had known the Czech Republic was communist until 1989. I didn't realize how much that impacts the culture today. That being said, I would absolutely choose to go knowing that and it might even be more of a reason to go. |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Outright UrbaniteA social butterfly, you're happiest in bustling cities with hip people, and took advantage of all it had to offer. You enjoyed the nightlife, and had fun going out dancing, and socializing with friends. Fun-loving and dressed to the nines, you enjoyed discovering new restaurants, shops, cafes, and bars in your host country. |
Individual Course Reviews
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Modern Czech Art |
| Course Department: | Art |
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| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | This class was interesting, but somewhat challenging. We got to go to different museums every week, but the class itself was a fast-paced lecture that was sometimes hard to keep up with. |
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Psychoanalysis and Art |
| Course Department: | Psychology |
| Instructor: | Dodds |
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| Comments: | Although the topic is interesting and it counts towards the Psych major, it is hard to get through the class. I would take it again for the credit but the class itself was a struggle. |
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