Great Country, Interesting School Past Review
By A student (Middlebury College) - abroad from 09/25/2017 to 06/29/2018 with
Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury in Tokyo
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
i gained more independence but i did not feel as if my language skills improved a lot.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
not very rigorous but allowed for study abroad engagement |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
don't know much aobout this |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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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? |
don't really know much |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
yes, but i would only go for one semester instead of a year. |
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) |
transportatino pricey |
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 |
encouraged but not very enforced |
| 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? | Intermediate |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | JPN 202 |
| 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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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? | everyone tells you to go for a year and going for 1 year was fun but after a semester the freshness and fun kind of dies so maybe consider going for a semester. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Korean I |
| Course Department: | Korean |
| Instructor: | OHE, Hye-Gyeong |
| Instruction Language: | Korean and Japanese |
| Comments: | not super challenging, teachers were very nice and fun, participated very often, assessments clear |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | no |
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