Scottish Febmester - Study Abroad! Past Review
By A student (Russian and Eastern European Studies, Middlebury College) - abroad from 08/28/2013 to 12/21/2013 with
University of St. Andrews: St. Andrews - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I learned much about the cultural differences and similarities between the UK and the United States, as well as how to manage my money and travel on my own and much, much more.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
I only had 3 classes with few assignments - which sometimes intensive, but between assignments were dry spells of nothing. Resources were meant mainly for graduate students and upperclassmen |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
"Customer Service" (ie the relationship between staff and student) was poor |
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| 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) |
With the exchange rate, things were very expensive |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 100 - 200 dollars, not including weekly travel expensive |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Spend wisely! You're only there once - spend what you can but be smart about it |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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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? | I was pretty well prepared, but still, a little "trial by fire" is good for you! |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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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: |
Europe in the Middle Ages |
| Course Department: | Medieaval History |
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| Comments: | A challenging course that really ran smoothly! |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Haven't run into any problems yet |
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Electronic Music |
| Course Department: | N/A |
| Instructor: | Jonathan Kemp |
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| Comments: | Major assignments were challenging, but (as with most courses at St Andrews) they were few and far between and counted for a huge chunk of your grade |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Not that I know of |
| Course Name/Rating: |
Beginner's Russian Language |
| Course Department: | Russian |
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| Instruction Language: | English/Russian |
| Comments: | Very challenging for beginners (I was not a beginner, so found it easy). Moves very fast with many assignments |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | I haven't run into any problems yet |
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