Life Changing Experience Past Review
By A student (SUNY - College at Oneonta) - abroad from 09/03/2016 to 12/16/2016 with
KEI Abroad in Florence, Italy
I learned so much about myself. I grew as a person. I feel like i came back a new person, more of an adult. I learned so much about fashion. I gained professional experience that will help me in the future so much.
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. |
The best learning experience i have received. I learned more about Fashion at IED than I ever thought I would. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Catarina was an amazing on site director. She did everything she could to keep us comfortable and have fun. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Beautiful apartment. I would love to live there again. Eight girls to an apartment was a bit much. I think they should have split it up four and four so we could go to each other apartments to escape our own but it still wasn't bad. |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
The program had us well prepared overall and was there to answer any questions we had. I also loved the school they put us in. I would do it all over again if I could. |
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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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Save a lot before you go. You can't have too much money. There are always random expenses that come up and you have to be prepared for that. You wouldn't want to miss out on anything if you don't have to. |
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? | Beginner |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Intermediate |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | College level Italian |
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Other Program Information
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | How different this experience is from the typical abroad experience. We had much more school and less time to travel, which I was okay with, but some people go abroad to travel and have fun and I think it should be made more clear that this abroad program is more about school than traveling abroad like the students do that attend FUA. |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Academic or LinguistYou went abroad with specific academic goals in mind; the program credentials and rigor of your coursework abroad were very important to you. You had a great time abroad, but never lost sight of your studies and (if applicable) were diligent with your foreign language study. Good for you! |
