Newcastle, Australia: 4 Months I will never forget! Past Review
By ellen m (graphic communications management, University of Wisconsin - Stout) for
UW-Platteville Education Abroad at the University of Newcastle (UoN)
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Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
I really didnt care for our on-site coordinator, she was unorganized and just lacked people skills. she was friendly but that was really only her good attribute. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
The neighborhood was great, really far away from campus but close to the downtown area and beaches |
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Restaurants were good but very expensive! |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
I loved all of the people i met and really enjoyed living really close to the beaches. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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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) |
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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | Way too much...i spent probably a total of $6000 on personal expenses and food, granted i travelled a lot but if you want to travel and not starve to death i would save up as much money as you possibly can! |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | never eat out and buy ramen noodles! |
Language
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
Other Program Information
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Individual Course Reviews
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Typography |
| Course Department: | DESN2300 |
| Instructor: | Allan Morse |
| Instruction Language: | English (australian) |
| Comments: | Really difficult course. I have taken design courses before but I have never been in a course that lacked so much organization and I would get up to 10 emails a day from this professor trying to explain thing for a project. I would not recommend this course to any student studying abroad. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Not yet. |
