Study Away needs better support, but overall fine July 22, 2021
By A student (Middlebury College) - abroad from 09/01/2018 to 12/14/2018 with
Study Away at the Middlebury Institute
It wasn't abroad. Not worthwhile unless you want to complete a graduate degree at MIIS.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The academic rigour was pretty lacking. I would say I got a better education at Middlebury, which was concerning given this is a graduate-level program. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
There was little to no support. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
No housing is provided, and no support to seek housing. I was crashing on a friends couch for the first two weeks while I struggled to find a place. I know a peer also studying away at MIIS struggled for months with their living situation. |
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The stipend provided was adequate. |
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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? |
Again, there was no one assigned to study-away students for us to reach out to. |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
Nice to get graduate program experience, but not good enough to waste six months. I mostly just worked my three jobs and spent time with friends rather than focusing on school. |
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) |
I worked three jobs as well. California is not cheap. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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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? | 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? | That it isn't worth my time. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Mktg&ConsultingSocEntrprnrship |
| Course Department: | MBA |
| Instructor: | - |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Easy class. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | All transferred |
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Business Competition Immersion |
| Course Department: | MBA |
| Instructor: | - |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Easy class. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | All transferred |
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Soc Entrepreneurship:Tech&Data |
| Course Department: | MBA |
| Instructor: | - |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Was a really poorly run class, with disparate assignments. Received a terrible grade despite performing well on all assignments and exams. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Transferred, unfortunately |
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Behavioral Finance |
| Course Department: | MBA |
| Instructor: | - |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Easy and interesting class |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Transferred |
