not given enough support Past Review
By A student (SUNY - College at Geneseo) - abroad from 07/28/2016 to 12/10/2017 with
KEI Abroad in Pune, India
Learned to get by on my own. It was hard but worthwhile.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Found 1 of 4 courses challenging, found 2 of 4 courses interesting. I felt excluded for much of the education process. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
On-site director was nice when available but hard to reach out to. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
The rules, the curfew was all just completely unnecessary and very confusing and alienating to a US international student. |
| * Food: |
the school food on campus was yummy. the food at the hostel was not so much. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
i felt like i managed to connect a little bit to what was going on around me but i felt like i had very little help in doing so |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
i got sick once and they gave me cold meds, about all that could be expected. except that I had to wait in line for more than an hour. |
| * Safety: |
really quite safe if you have common sense |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
KEI were not helpful and the place I lived was really not enjoyable |
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) |
the hostel food was bad and there was no place to cook so I ate out a lot |
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 |
They promised they would teach me Hindi, they didnt teach me Hindi |
| 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? | none in Hindi |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | take a class beforehand, because you won't be taught Hindi at Symbiosis |
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? | Some useful Hindi words, and that living in a college hostel is super restricting and not enjoyable |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
| To help future students find programs attended by like-minded individuals, please choose the profile that most closely represents you. |
The Nearly Native or Trail BlazerCraving the most authentic experience possible, perhaps you lived with a host family or really got in good with the locals. You may have felt confined by your program requirements and group excursions. Instead, you'd have preferred to plan your own trips, even skipping class to conduct your own 'field work.' |
