A really problematic program Past Review
By A student (Wellesley College) - abroad from 01/10/2019 to 04/05/2019 with
Oxford Study Abroad Programme (OSAP): Oxford - Study Abroad at Oxford University
I wish I could have gotten feedback from previous students and realized that everything is artificially and poorly organized, in efforts to promote the visage of Oxford education, by really rude and shady staff.
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. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Honestly unacceptable behavior from the staff. They're bringing you to Oxford as a tourist, not a student. They artificially arrange library access, dining hall access, and tutorials to give the impression you're a student |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Spiders and mold everywhere. It was a 50 minute walk to college and had to take the bus as bikes were over 150 pounds. There is plenty of housing in the city they could have put us in but my program friends there had it worse with pests and broken appliances in the houses. |
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it's expensive to eat in the dining hall |
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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? |
The doctors at 28 Beaumont Street were impossible to speak to and seeing the doctor was such an unpleasant thing to organize when I was in pain |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
Just avoid tbh |
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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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? | The difference between what they advertise and what you get |
