Abroad101: Study Abroad Reviews

Open your mind with a 3 weeks Warwick summer school! Past Review

By (Università degli studi di Pavia / University of Pavia) - abroad from 07/16/2017 to 08/05/2017 with

University of Warwick in London: Warwick Summer School

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I learned to work with people from different cultures and ways of thinking. I opened my mind

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Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

I give 5 stars because it was the perfect balance between load of study, intensity of lessons, free time ecc ecc. I learned a lot without being stressed more than the necessary in order to achieve high results.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

All the staff was amazing and always ready to give us help and support in order to let us fully enjoy the experience.

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

* Food:

I think that this rate depends also from nationality and your food habits.

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

There was a security staff 7/7 24h inside the campus.

If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? Yes

Finances

* 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)

London is expensive. Even if Warwick University have organised a lot of activities, in order to go out in London you have to spend a lot.

Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? Breakfast, lunch and dinner were included in the fees. I spended 100£ per week for all the extra activities

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? Yes
How much did the program encourage you to use the language?

0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language

During the program you speak English all the time, every day, with everyone. If not you couldn't communicate

How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? Intermediate
How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? Advanced
What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? B2
How many hours per day did you use the language?

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

* Where did you live?

Select all that apply

  • Dorm
* Who did you live with?

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  • Local Students
  • International Students
* Who did you take classes with?

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  • International Students
About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with?

A Look Back

* What did you like most about the program?
  • the multicultural environment
  • The passion of the teachers
  • The amazing people of the staff of the Warwick university
* What could be improved?
  • The campus was a little bit old
  • Food
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? Nothing. It was beautiful to discover all the aspects of the program day by day

Reasons For Studying Abroad

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The Academic or Linguist
You 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:

Behavioral Economics

Course Department: Economics an behavioral sciences
Instructor:
Instruction Language: English
Comments: Absolutely a great course. All the teachers were highly prepared, with really respectable CV and, the most important thing, they really love what they teach. We also had the opportunity to meet the Nobel Prize Winner Dr.Akerlof, Giant of the economics world. Lessons were very intereactive because we were in small a small class of about 20 people, and for this reason was very easy to esablish a relationship both with classmates and professors. During the seminars we worked a lot to prepare the final exams and thanks to that we arrived highly prepared. Fantastic experience with smart people from all over the world.
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