Housing issue, otherwise good program. Rome is great! Past Review
By James K (BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES., The College of William and Mary) - abroad from 01/11/2012 to 05/05/2012 with
John Cabot University - Study Abroad in Rome, Italy
Absolutely worthwhile. New perspective. New culture. Rome is an incredible city and JCU does a good job making sure study abroad students get the most out of the semester. My complaints about Housing are unlikely to happen again, although they definitely made my experience worse.
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Personal Information
| 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. |
Good professors, classes are easier than in US |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Housing department mishandled our situation and was not very responsive to our complaints. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Terrible experience in an off-campus apartment complex with 50 other students. Building was not complete, construction the whole semester. Far from campus. Promised amenities were not given. Eventually JCU refunded quarter of rent. Good news: they're not using that complex again. |
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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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| * 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? | $60 |
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? | 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? | 101 |
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Direct Enrollment/Exchange
| * Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? | Direct Enrollment |
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
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | It's tough to take 5 classes while abroad. Better to take 4 if you don't need the credits. |
