Shanghai is my future Past Review
By Natalia M (International Business., Trinity University) for
IES Abroad: Shanghai - Economy, Business & Society
I gained many contacts and I plan to go back and start my career there!
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
|
* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
I love Shanghai. I want to go back as soon as I can |
|
* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
tehe program was excellent and the adminitrators were EXTREMELY helpful |
|
* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
the apartment was right next to the school. cheap. clean. friendly environment |
| * Food: |
no restrictions. I ate what I wanted. Loved it all. Never got sick |
|
* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
the group wasn't very united but they were all swell individuals. I enjoyed meeting new people all the time |
|
* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
|
| * Safety: |
at the first sign of a headache you were checked up on by someone |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
|
Finances
|
* 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) |
|
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 1000 rmb more or less. So cheap |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | the transcript that wasnt sent to my university until now that I had to pay upon my return to the US |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
|
| Language acquisition improvement? |
EVERYONE spoke the local dialect but I had the opportunity to practice mandarin with most people |
Other Program Information
|
* Where did you live?
Select all that apply |
|
|
* Who did you live with?
Select all that apply |
|
|
* Who did you take classes with?
Select all that apply |
|
A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | It is what you make of it |
