A great opportunity to explore new places and discover yourself Past Review
By A student (Middlebury College) - abroad from 07/21/2018 to 12/12/2019 with
Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury in Buenos Aires
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I learned a lot about the culture and actively made comparisons with the United States. Definitely worthwhile to gain a new perspective
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
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Housing:
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
Middlebury has the best program because the coordinator plays a big role in helping students (assisting with visa, looking for host family, assistance with insurance, etc). |
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) |
Inflation helped |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $100-$150 |
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? | Intermediate |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Advanced |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | Advanced Spanish Grammar |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? |
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? | 0 |
A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | That the food in Argentina was not that good |
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.' |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Peronismo |
| Course Department: | Exchange |
| Instructor: | Ernesto Cussianovich |
| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | Wasn't very challenging because minimal homework was given. |
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Relaciones Internacionales Contemporaneo |
| Course Department: | Political Science |
| Instructor: | Josefina Senese |
| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | This was a very difficult class because the professor spoke quickly and this class was taken only by locals. |
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