Budapest is a great city; this program is a little haphazard. Past Review
By Jane T (PSYCHOLOGY., Carleton College) for
The Budapest Semester in Cognitive Science (BSCS) Program
I'm glad I went because I would have regretted not doing so. I learned some interesting things, and spent a lot of time being bored in class.
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 grading was pretty easy, though the difficulty varied by professor (and thus, varied weekly). |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
It was pretty haphazard. It's a new program, and some of the directors are more invested than others. All told, the younger coordinators were wonderful, and very helpful. Otherwise, the administration was removed, and not very communicative. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
The neighborhood of the dorm was great, actually. very convenient. |
| * Food: |
No meal plan was provided, but food in Budapest is supercheap! |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
WE WENT CAVING!!!111!!11!!!1!!111! |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Decently, one friend had a medical problem that was addressed with some alacrity and efficacy. Several people encountered safety problems, but the program could not have prevented them, nor taken action against them. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
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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? | Each week? I dunno, under $100? Really not much. Everything is really cheap. |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | The transit pass is relatively expensive. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | None |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
The people in my dorm. |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Watch out for quicksand |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
BSCS Semester in Cognitive Science |
| Course Department: | No idea |
| Instructor: | Varied |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | The courses were conducted on a block system, such that a new class was taught each week. This means that the professor changed each week. It is difficult to comment on the level of difficulty, but generally the most difficult part was staying attentive 4 hours at a time. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Nope |
