Unforgettable Past Review
By A student (University of Arkansas - Fayetteville) - abroad from 07/07/2012 to 07/28/2012 with
ISA Study Abroad in London, England
Friends, worldly experience. It was definitely worthwhile, although I am completely broke! I want to travel to Europe again soon!
Personal Information
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | Multimedia Journalism at University of Westminster |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
I enjoyed the excursion to Stonehenge, Salisbury cathedral, the Roman baths, Houses of Parliament, Tower of London. The course I took was very informative and was hands on, it really helped me learn things that I would not have learned in the journalism courses at the U of A. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
I felt that the staff was |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
The housing situation was very deceiving, it was not what it said on the website and I ended up staying in a dorm with no other ISA students by myself. I was eventually able to move to another accommodation with other students but it was a very scary surprise when I first arrived. |
| * Food: |
No food was provided through the course. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
The course I took had us interviewing the local people and talking to them about our cultural differences. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
I felt that ISA did not care about the students safety and they placed me in a dorm without other students from my program and expected me to get around London by myself on my first day. |
| 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) |
Because there was no food provided in the program it was very difficult to live on a student budget. |
| * Was housing included in your program cost? | Yes |
| * Was food included in your program cost? | No |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | About $300-400 because travel was also not included in our program which was not an expense I was aware of. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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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? | I wish the program had been more clear on the expenses, ISA gave us a budget to follow but they were off by about $200 a week so I was not able to stay within my budget. |
