great fun time March 11, 2022
By Alexindra W (Biochemistry, Wellesley College) - abroad from 09/27/2021 to 12/17/2021 with
King's College London: London - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
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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. |
not super hard, but needed a lot of specific background knowledge |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
great neighborhood but expensive |
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had to make and pay for our own food |
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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? |
easy to get covid tested |
| * Safety: |
always felt pretty safe |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
i really loved being in london, getting to travel, and classes where I learned but weren't super academically rigorous |
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) |
london is EXPENSIVE and we had to buy all our bedding, food, kitchen supplies, etc. |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 300+ |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | save before going |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
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
| * 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? | that unlike most programs we had to buy a lot of extra things that ended up being left behind |
