Many new friends and connections..miserable atmosphere Past Review
By Jackie C (English, University of Texas - San Antonio) - abroad from 01/19/2012 to 05/23/2012 with
Keele University: Staffordshire - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
Worth it because I learned so much but I could have learned what I learned in a better environment. It was the loneliest I have ever been as well as the most depressed. I made amazing friends, grew out of my shell and matured. Again though, I feel like I could have have done that anywhere...and that I didn't have to be in the Keele environment..
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 |
Totally unorganized, never really helped, we were almost completely on our own. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Unorganized. Lucky enough to be in a house but had no idea where i was living until I arrived. Many people were stuck in dorms that resembled prison. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Keele is not the best example of what England has to offer. Stoke on Trent is the second most undesirable place to live in England and Keele University is number one for suicides, There are better places UTSA could exchange with that could really showcase what England has to offer. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
There's a reason we pay for health care in the US.. |
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| 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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| * Was housing included in your program cost? | No |
| * Was food included in your program cost? | No |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Direct Enrollment/Exchange
| * Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? | Exchange |
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 do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | How desolate and terrible the village of Keele is. |
