England Past Review
By A student (Economics, Middlebury College) - abroad from 09/18/2015 to 01/15/2016 with
University of Nottingham: Nottingham - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
While there I learned a lot about British culture and perspectives on various topics such as their view on U.S. politics or gun control. At the same time, I gained a greater appreciation for America and the comforts of home.
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* Overall educational experience
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Yes
Well, I guess my answer is yes and no. It wasn't really the program itself but I guess the whole study abroad experience. It was cool to be abroad and fun to meet a variety of people from across the world but in terms of was it life changing, not really. Best part of my trip was traveling around Europe, and to be honest I could have just done that over the summer or a break instead of spending all 4 months there. It was nice, however, to experience what a big university would feel like and made me appreciate what we have back at Middlebury more. |
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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) |
The meal allowance we had for lunch was really nice and breakfast and dinner were served by our halls, so unless you wanted to you really don't have to spend money on food. |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Always keep in mind the currency conversion and ask yourself if you could buy the same thing back home cause most likely it's going be cheaper. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Direct Enrollment/Exchange
| * Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? | Exchange |
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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? | You really have to put yourself out there to meet new people, especially because the campus is so big and there are so many people. |
Individual Course Reviews
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Monetary Economics |
| Course Department: | Economics |
| Instructor: | Paul Mizen |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Had one group essay and presentation that was worth 25% of the final grade with remaining 75% for the final exam. Lectures were fine and it wasn't a big deal if you had to miss one since most of them were recorded. Learned a lot about monetary policy and the workings of the Fed and ECB, something I don't think we have a course at Middlebury for. |
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Growth and Development in Long-Run History |
| Course Department: | Economics |
| Instructor: | Roberto |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Professor made it seem more challenging and confusing than the information actually was. All of the calculations and equations made it kind of difficult, but once you get the gist of it it was easy to learn. |
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