Sorrento - Not well known program but amazing Past Review

By (GSMA, California State University - California Maritime Academy) for

Sant'Anna Institute: Sorrento - Live, Learn and Immerse in Italy

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
yes

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? 0-2 weeks

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

I chose tot ake 6 classes because thats what take at my home university, that was too many classes because their was not enough time to travel because of the hevy work and class load. i would recoment 4 classes that way their is enough time to travel and enjoy the city. Because it is all Italian Professors the educational tecniques are very diffrent as well as grading tecniques.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

Still a small growing program so they are working on understaning american higher education, it was a good program that has a lot of potential

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

* Food:

a lot of pasta not a lot of vegtables.

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

not a lot of americans in the city i was in and it was hard to meet local italians.

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

Sorrento is a verry safe city

If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? Yes

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)

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? Yes
If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition?

Language acquisition improvement?

Speak to locals all the time.

Direct Enrollment/Exchange

* Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? Direct Enrollment

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

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  • Host Family
* Who did you live with?

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  • Host Family

A Look Back

* What did you like most about the program?
  • I liked the one on one time we got
* What could be improved?
  • School has only done a few semester long study abroad programs and is still inproving on acomadating students
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? go in with an opean mind and be ready for diffrences