It was alright Past Review
By A student (Applied Economics., Brandeis University) - abroad from 01/01/2013 to 05/19/2013 with
IFSA: London - University College London
Became more cosmopolitan and multicultural
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
You have to take tests/essays seriously. Otherwise, you can completely goof off. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Most beuracratic, horrible system ever. UCL just sucks (or the British academic system in general) when it comes to registration and the general execution of courses. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
IFSA provided decent housing, albeit many times stuff broke and wasn't fixed. |
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Can't really comment... College didn't provide any food |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
We did not get integrated at all; we were in a little American bubble. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
The British health care system is decent. Nothing to be afraid of. |
| * Safety: |
Listen, London is not that scary. |
| 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? | A ton on going out/bars/clubbing/alcohol -- if you're a drinker, get ready to dish out |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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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
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | -The place is somewhat depressing, it's cloudy 95% of the time -British people have extremely pretentious personalities -Lack of interaction with Brits |
