Worth Every Penny (Which is saying a lot) Past Review
By drake.yretua (University of Massachusetts Amherst) - abroad from 02/02/2012 to 06/26/2012 with
The Education Abroad Network (TEAN): Sydney - University of New South Wales
So worthwhile. This was by far the best time in my life. I cannot even explain all the things I have learned. To put this experience to words is beyond my rhetoric.
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Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Some of the classes were interesting and just the right amount of challenging. The bad part was the strange grading system. |
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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? |
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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? |
I broke my foot. While it was a bit of a pain, everything worked out alright. |
| * Safety: |
Everything was pretty good except one night we had an incident where a few friends and I tried to protect some guy who was mouthing off and ended up getting in a fight. We ended up having to give out statements to the police but it was all fine, nothing bad happened. No weapons (gun control is pretty good) |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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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) |
This was the one problem, it was very expensive. You COULD cut a great deal of expenses if you never drink or rarely go out, but where is the fun in that? |
| * Was housing included in your program cost? | Yes |
| * Was food included in your program cost? | No |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 200-400 depending on how many nights went out/ many other factors |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Drink boxed wine (Goon), don't go out to eat too much. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | The grading. I would have taken easier classes. |
