Exciting Past Review
By A student (Western New England University) - abroad from 06/09/2018 to 06/30/2018 with
Sant'Anna Institute: Sorrento - Live, Learn and Immerse in Italy
I learned how to create videos on a short timeline, learned about how international students study and more about a different culture.
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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. |
The class time was a little bit too long over in Italy since prior to departure we had hour and a half meetings every week in one semester, and then our site visits all count as class time. |
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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? |
The first apartment I was in was beautiful and had a great view, but the landlord was not very responsive to alerts about two leaking air conditioners. The second apartment I moved into on the trip was beautiful and was right off of the Main Street. |
| * Food: |
Some of the food at the one restraint was getting repetive, so I would suggest more of a variety. |
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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? |
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| * Safety: |
I felt safe most of the time I felt uncomfortable walking to my first apartment at night even in a group because of the area that was not well lit, when I contacted a professor about a man knocking on my appartment door the response was quick and many people checked in to make sure I was okay. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
I would chose the program again but I would chose to not make as many videos for the trip. |
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? | $30 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Start saving early. |
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? | Direct Enrollment |
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? | Many more of the presentations could have been done before hand, pack lighter |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
| To help future students find programs attended by like-minded individuals, please choose the profile that most closely represents you. |
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! |
