Best year of my life without a doubt. Past Review
By Kiara Morgan (University of Nevada – Las Vegas) - abroad from 08/29/2016 to 05/18/2017 with
University of Alicante: Alicante - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Lots of Spanish, how little I knew about the world around me, and how to be independent and take care of myself anywhere. Every single day of the ten months I was abroad was worth it.
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Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
Incredible people, including locals and program advisors. Cheap city to live in right on the Mediterranean and easy to travel out of! |
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? | $30/week |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Save more before you go abroad!! |
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? | None |
| 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 3/4 |
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| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | Intercambios with the school |
Direct Enrollment/Exchange
| * Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? | Exchange |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Spanish!! And to stay in the city you study abroad in more than you travel. Time flies by so quickly and if you don't stick around and explore the city, it won't ever feel like you really lived abroad. |
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