New Zealand is an incredible place Past Review
By A student (Middlebury College) - abroad from 07/01/2019 to 11/23/2019 with
University of Otago, New Zealand: Study Abroad Programme
Exploring a country on your own/with friends is extremely interesting and exciting. I learned so much about myself through that experience
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. |
School was horrible. Classes were bland and professors were not helpful at all. Everything came down to a final exam and there was never a moment to check in and see if you had actually learned anything. I didn't learn a thing in class and now my whole college transcript will suffer from this. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
I felt little to no support. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Housing was amazing. Such a nice place! |
| * Food: |
Got to cook for myself which I loved. If you dont know how to cook you will learn!! |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Didn't really integrate with locals. mostly other abroad students. who by the way were awesome. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
Fine. Had a medical center. never went |
| * Safety: |
Felt very safe |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
I loved my experience in NZ. I would suggest doing a study abroad program because you get to meet new people. I hated the way grades transferred and I wish they didn't. That is the only reason I didn't have a 10/10 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) |
Definitely expensive to live here. |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $250 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | nope |
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? | Direct Enrollment |
Other Program Information
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 10+ |
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? | Take as easy classes as possible so that you don't have to do any work |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Game Theory |
| Course Department: | Economics |
| Instructor: | Peters |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Loved this course! |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Haven't finalized transfer but hoping to |
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Courprate Finacne |
| Course Department: | Business |
| Instructor: | Nguyen |
| Instruction Language: | Kinda English |
| Comments: | This was such a hard course. I had no experience and I should have never been allowed to take it. There was no feedback on how I was doing and no chance to prove myself |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | I am reluctant to let my grade even transfer because I am so frustrated |
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Ethical Philosophy |
| Course Department: | Philosophy |
| Instructor: | Dyke |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | This was a great course but I have no idea why I didn't get a better grade. I had no chance try to improve the grade I got. |
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Maori Society |
| Course Department: | Maori |
| Instructor: | Newman |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Super easy class. Learned a bunch too! |
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