If you don't go to Prague, you're doing it wrong. Past Review
By A student (Middlebury College) - abroad from 09/10/2012 to 12/14/2012 with
UPCES - Study Abroad in Prague (CERGE-EI, Charles University)
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Learned how to handle myself on my own in a new place. Absolutely worthwhile.
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
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Housing:
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
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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) |
So cheap |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | About $200 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Don't eat out every night. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
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| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | None |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | 200 Level of Spanish |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | 0 |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | If you're going to Prague, it really doesn't matter. |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 0 |
A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Travel even more. Take advantage of your days in Prague. Do less sitting around. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Prague as a Living History |
| Course Department: | History |
| Instructor: | Ondrej Skripnik |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Amazing. Walked around Prague and had two really easy exams and had a great time with our professors. Learned so much about Prague and its history. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | I knew it would not transfer. |
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Comprehending the Holocaust |
| Course Department: | History |
| Instructor: | Michal Plzak |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | My best class by far. I didn't know much about the Holocaust but now I feel very knowledgeable for a beginner. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | I knew it would not transfer. |
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The Rise and Fall of Communism in Eastern and Central Europe |
| Course Department: | Political Science |
| Instructor: | Keith Crawford |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | It was interesting but got way too in depth with boring history. Keith was a very good professor, though. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | I knew it would not transfer. |
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In Love With Power |
| Course Department: | Political Science |
| Instructor: | Uros Lazarevic |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | It was at once interesting and mind numbingly boring. Learned some cool things but 3 hours at a time of instruction was brutal. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | I knew it would not transfer. |
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Czech Language |
| Course Department: | Language |
| Instructor: | Petra |
| Instruction Language: | English/Czech |
| Comments: | It was really easy, but a total waste of time because we never spoke Czech anywhere. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | It would not transfer, and I knew that going in. |
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