Past Review
By Jessie L (Financial Economics, SUNY - Binghamton) for
University of Cape Town: Cape Town - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
Yes. I learned a lot, and it was great to experience living and traveling in Africa.
Personal Information
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | University of Cape Town |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
| The term and year this program took place: | Spring 2010 |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
i took classes outside of my major which were interesting. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
administration is slow... nothing is done on the internet! |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Lived in a student house. <br /><br /> House was beautiful with a cleaning lady that came in once a week. |
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I cooked it... |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
TDL was a lot of fun |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Health services there are not the best and safety was a big concern- i packed pepper spray. |
| 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) |
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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 50 dollars |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | none. |
Language
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
I learned a lot in my hebrew class. |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | DO IT! |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Hebrew |
| Course Department: | SLL1082 |
| Instructor: | Tzili Reisenberger |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | AMAZING! Best teacher ever! |
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History of Economic Thought |
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| Instructor: | Tony Leiman... and others |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Challenging for me due to the essays, but very interesting. |
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African Music |
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| Instructor: | Dizu |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Learned african drumming |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Best class, very easy and a lot of fun |
