The Best Semester of My Life Past Review
By A student (University of Mississippi) - abroad from 01/22/2018 to 05/10/2018 with
SAI Study Abroad: Florence - Florence University of the Arts (FUA)
I learned so many things! Its hard to put into words the experiences I had and I wouldn't trade that semester for the world. I learned that I am truly capable of living on my own and traveling on my own and I learned so many new things about myself as a person!
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
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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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? |
I broke my foot while abroad and the SAI office was as helpful as they could have been! |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
SAI made me feel safe and at home while across the globe from my family and friends. They had organized events to help imerse us within the culture and were always there to help if we ever needed it. |
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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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | around $100 a week |
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 |
I didn't take an actual language course while abroad, but it was still very easy to pick up on key terms. |
| 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? | high school level |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | 0 |
Other Program Information
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* Who did you take classes with?
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | I wish I would have known that everything was going to work out just fine so that I wouldn't have worried so much going into the semester. |
