Best decision of my life Past Review
By A student (University of the Incarnate Word) - abroad from 01/03/2019 to 05/12/2019 with
International Business Seminars: Summer Europe
My personal self and morals have been established
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. |
Some courses are veey disorganized, profesors are very nice |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Super helpful, love them |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
The house is amazing and become of the accommodations I have met and gotten to live with great people. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Seminars were offered to help cope with the sudden immersion |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
I would have like the esc to have been of aid when the a large amount of the house went throught a sickness period |
| * Safety: |
Veey very comfortably safe |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
I have fallen in love with this town and the kindhearted people. |
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) |
I budget myself very good, many of my peers do not and I can see them struggle. I spend around 100-150 a week |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 100-150 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Budget weekly |
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 |
Veey good and even had a crash course |
| 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? | Beginner |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | None |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? |
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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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? |
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? | To have an open mind |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
| To help future students find programs attended by like-minded individuals, please choose the profile that most closely represents you. |
The Nearly Native or Trail BlazerCraving the most authentic experience possible, perhaps you lived with a host family or really got in good with the locals. You may have felt confined by your program requirements and group excursions. Instead, you'd have preferred to plan your own trips, even skipping class to conduct your own 'field work.' |
