Loved it, but it could have been better. March 29, 2021
By A student (Pontificia Universidade Catolica Do Rio De Janiero) - abroad from 01/20/2020 to 06/07/2021 with
Queen Mary University of London Study Abroad programme
Was totally worth it learn a lot from another cultures e had amazing experiences but the university was disappoint. The food part is always London.
Personal Information
How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
Review Your Program
* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Really different from the educational system in Brazil, there are not many classes. I had just 8 hours of class per week. In Brazil I usually have 20-30 hours of class per week. |
* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
They were ok, but they not really conserved and something were broken and did not work. I was at Chapman house. |
* Food: |
The food on the cafeteria was good bu ir was expensive. |
* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Loved the local culture, I love london. |
* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
Did not have any health issues |
* Safety: |
Compared to other parts of London it is less safe, however, it is London so it is in general really safe and I am from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil so was not a problem. At night was dark and there was no people on the streets or only strange people, especially in week days. |
If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
It is great that the university has a campus, which is not common in London but it is distant from the center of the city/touristic area and is not the safest/best area to stay. Almost all the international students are from the US. The are almost none activities to socialize/integrate the international students and for me it was one pf the worst points. |
Finances
* 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) |
It was not easy because London is expensive. |
Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | I do not remember, but if only eat home I would say 20/30 bucks a week it is fine. If you eat put it is a lot more expensive and it varys a lot. In cheap place you can eat from 3-10 pounds a meal. I am not count transportation and other activities because its much more expensive. And it is a bad place to walk to touristic points and other activities you always have to take de bus or tube. |
Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | When you go to the market look for the itens on sale I ways bought the yogurt and the Ice cream and others that were in sale. Of you like musicals use the today tix app and search for day tickets/rush ticket and the special sales. For eating out the wheterspoon pubs had great prices. |
Language
* Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Direct Enrollment/Exchange
* Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? | Exchange |
Other Program Information
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About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 0 |
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? | There are just a few classes, lots of self-study and lack of orientation. Try to talk to everyone in the very few integration events they have because then you almost never see the other international students. |
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! |
Individual Course Reviews
Course Name/Rating: |
History of Human Rights |
Course Department: | School of History |
Instructor: | Emily Andrea Steinhauer |
Instruction Language: | English |
Comments: | Really confusing and hard to follow, but I am not a history major. |
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Course Name/Rating: |
War in World Politics |
Course Department: | School of Politics and International Relations |
Instructor: | Katharine Hall |
Instruction Language: | English |
Comments: | Great teacher and monitors. Really interesting course, learned a lot. |
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Course Name/Rating: |
Introduction to International Relations |
Course Department: | School of Politics and International Relations |
Instructor: | Clive Gabay |
Instruction Language: | English |
Comments: | It was interesting but I was a bot lost because this is a two semester course and I studied just the second semester. I think it not worth it to study only the second semester. There were different teacher for each class. The teacher of the seminars was really bad. |
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Course Name/Rating: |
Global History |
Course Department: | School of Politics and International Relations |
Instructor: | Rowan Lubbock |
Instruction Language: | English |
Comments: | Best class that I had in the study abroad program. Really interesting discussion and content. The seminar were really good too. I recommend this class to everyone. |
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Course Name/Rating: |
Principle of Academic Writing 2 |
Course Department: | Languages |
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Instruction Language: | English |
Comments: | Really bad class because the teacher was terrible. |
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Effective presentation skills |
Course Department: | Language |
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Instruction Language: | English |
Comments: | Great course, Great teacher. |
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