Never shall Forget Past Review
By Kristopher Conner (University of Central Missouri) - abroad from 01/10/2017 to 04/06/2017 with
Instituto Franklin-UAH: Alcalá de Henares - Study Abroad in Spain
I learned how to depend on me, not always asking for others opinions
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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. |
All the classes had different levels of being rigorous cross cultural psy lots of terms to remember, poetry expressing ones feelings through writing, social theory many theories sounded the same but were different |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The administration was very helpful in getting information to us quickly and efficiently. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I did like my living arrangements, my host mom was excellent. |
| * Food: |
The food my gost cooked was excellent this chicken dish she made was superb, along with the Spanish omelette she made I loved it |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
I wishe the university have more activities with the exchange students and its home university students. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
No problems with the healthcare |
| * Safety: |
I did feel safe anytime I was to school and home |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
Being on your own, and traveling with friends was a wonderful experience |
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) |
It was difficult, it's easy to spend money because you want to buy all the nice things |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | I didn't keep track |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Make sure you have a good support system back home of people who you for sure know will send you money |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
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| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Beginner |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Intermediate |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | High school Spanish 2 |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | I believe the study abroad office should give some beginner level lessons for when going out of the country |
Other Program Information
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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? | What I know now is that a second language is important and that I wish I had secured a few people to sponsor me financially while studying abroad |
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! |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Cross cultural psy |
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| Instructor: | Dr. M. Havey |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | The course was chanllenging but if you showed interest and asked questions then you receive a goodgrade |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Currently I'm waiting for my grades to be out in the computer. Patience is a something a student has to equipped with |
