New Zealand showed me how to lead a happy, unstressful academic life alongside a great social life Past Review
By Purushottam S (Engineering, Trinity University) for
IFSA: Auckland - University of Auckland
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Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Theoretical and lecture style teaching in large halls. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Strengths: well organized Weakness: On site advisor was a little inexperienced and unorganized. Non-responsive to emails. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Residence apartments were all filled with Americans instead of internationals and Kiwis. Unfriendly administration. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
lots of time to socialize and just soak in Kiwi style laid back life. lots of travel and relaxing. Freedom to choose how to spend five months. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
The advisor in Auckland was not very knowledgeable about insurance claims and how it works. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
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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) |
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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 250-300 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Try to spend less on bars and alcoholic beverages so that you can save money for travel. |
Language
| 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? |
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Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Open minded, adventurous, nature loving, likes hiking/trekking. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
systems and control |
| Course Department: | electeng 303 |
| Instructor: | sung |
| Instruction Language: | english |
| Comments: | boring and theoretical |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No. Received a solid A+ |
