Cambridge: First stop on my abroad experience Past Review

By (Social Work., Valparaiso University) for

Valparaiso University: Cambridge - Valparaiso University Study Center

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Definitely! I'd go back in a heartbeat

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? 0-2 weeks

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

workload was pretty easy, yet challenging when it came time to midterms and finals

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

Mark and Sarah Farmer, the director and his wife, were fantastic! Couldn't have asked for better directors. They really made my experience worthwhile and made it very easy to adjust.

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

We lived in Valpo's study center; it was a house with the classroom on the top level of the boy's side.

* Food:

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

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)

Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? Cut back on the alcohol! It really eats up your money and is just pretty wasteful...

Language

How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? Fluent
If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition?

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

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  • Other
* Who did you live with?

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  • Americans
* Who did you take classes with?

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  • Americans