Going with the flow Past Review
By A student (Communication, Truman State University) - abroad from 01/06/2014 to 06/30/2014 with
ISEP Exchange: Murcia - Exchange Program at Universidad de Murcia
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Absolutely worthwhile. I learned to travel alone, navigate a new culture, and gained valuable friends and experiences
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. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
It was hard to get ahold of the coordinator and our orientation was disorganized and not particularly helpful regarding registering for classes. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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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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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 |
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| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Intermediate |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Advanced |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | Spanish literature course |
| 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 live with?
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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
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | How classes work in my host country |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Avid AdventurerThe wardrobe you packed was better suited for a semester of camping than club hopping. Outdoorsy, you might forgo a crazy night out for an early all-day adventure. You'd rather take in the rich culture of an old town than the metropolis of a modern city, but for you getting off the grid is ideal. |
Individual Course Reviews
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Literatura del siglo xvii |
| Course Department: | Facultad de letras |
| Instructor: | Valcarcel |
| Instruction Language: | spanish |
| Comments: | I actually enjoyed the class itself. However, at the beginning of the class I asked the professor if it was realistic for me as an international student and she said "yes, as long as I write well on the exam." I felt like that meant I could succeed in the class. After that I was in class almost every day and studied quite hard for the exam (because there were no other grades in the class so I knew it would fall to the test). However, at the end of the class the teacher failed me because I had not mastered the Spanish language and that I should not even bother with the retake because it did not matter how much class information I knew since I couldn't write it well. I felt like she was failing me simply because I was international and was especially upset since I felt like I had improved my Spanish greatly during the semester. |
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