Adventures, Internationals, Champagne Past Review
By Grace L (The University of Texas at Austin) - abroad from 07/23/2012 to 11/22/2012 with
University of Sydney: Sydney - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
living with other people may be challenging but reaps more personal rewards, schooling environment is very different but it allows for other fun
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. |
they only have one final, it's not a semester of mastery but rather a single chance to mess everything up... and it's impossible to find students to study with on a regular basis |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
no experience |
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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) |
$150/pw just for rent! |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | probably more than $200 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | plan on living with a lot of people in a shanty house, accommodation is expensive |
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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* Where did you live?
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | how expensive Australia is and how different it is to go to university over there |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
| To help future students find programs attended by like-minded individuals, please choose the profile that most closely represents you. |
The Outright UrbaniteA social butterfly, you're happiest in bustling cities with hip people, and took advantage of all it had to offer. You enjoyed the nightlife, and had fun going out dancing, and socializing with friends. Fun-loving and dressed to the nines, you enjoyed discovering new restaurants, shops, cafes, and bars in your host country. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
BCHM 3072 |
| Course Department: | Molecular Biological Sciences |
| Instructor: | Johnson |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | excellent lab experience, scattered theory lectures, overall very intense and insightful and only the best lecturers |
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PLNT 2003 |
| Course Department: | Agriculture, Resources |
| Instructor: | Quinnell |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | excellent lab exposure, very thorough instructions, very individual work |
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RLST 3069?- Meditation and Self-Transformation |
| Course Department: | Religious Studies |
| Instructor: | Adamek |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | very insightful, diverse student demographics, never learned about Buddhism before so this was great |
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