"Do things you never thought possible" Past Review

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Study Abroad Programs in England

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.

The same teacher that I had problems with the entire semester had a terrible teaching method. He would just read off slides, we would have no practice and no repetition and were just expected to go to lab every week and complete the assignment that we did not know how to do. This is why I did not finish my last assignment (and I have never not turned in an assignment in my life, until this one)*** The assignment was not well explained or put together and I emailed the teacher multiple times, but got no responses, and asked for help from multiple people, including the Tech department at ISU, but no one knew how to help me either. Besides this one class I had a great time with the rest of my classes and adventures over in England.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

We lived in a house.

* Food:

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

Organized activities, trips, everything was fun.

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

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)

Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? On average like 10-20 GBP
Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? Do not hold back you are only there once, be a "Yes Man" and do everything!!!

Language

How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? None
If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition?

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

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  • Other
* Who did you live with?

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  • International Students
  • Local Students
* Who did you take classes with?

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  • Local Students

A Look Back

* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? Go for it!

Individual Course Reviews

Course Name/Rating:

Webpage Design ??

Course Department: CO1019
Instructor: Stuart Kerrigan
Instruction Language: English
Comments: This is the course/teacher that I had such a poor experience with and why I am rating this class as a zero. Yes, I actually learned so cool things while taking this class, but it was because of me, because I had to teach myself the entire semester.
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