Past Review
By Rian M (PSYCHOLOGY., Valparaiso University) for
Valparaiso University: Reutlingen - Hochschule Reutlingen
Of course it was, the ability to travel and see all of Europe in a semester abroad was incredible. Nothing I have ever done in my life can compare to it.
Personal Information
| The term and year this program took place: | Fall 2009 |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Courses were well developed and interesting for our program. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The teachers in the program knew the material very well and were able to convey it in a means that was easy to pick-up and relate to the experience. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Mixed dorm with other students and adults from the university and surrounding areas of Germany and were withing walking distance of the university. <br /><br /> It was a little hard to get settled into our building while we were the only students occupying the dorm for the first month until the university session began. |
| * Food: |
The food was great and offered much variety to try new things. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
The different social and cultural environments from the many different countries I visited while in Europe were all different but all very worthwhile just the same. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Safety in a foreign country was great, at no time did I feel uncomfortable in any of the places we traveled to or visited. |
| 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? | Spent roughly 100-200 US dollars a week on food/travel expenses. |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Be prepared to spend extra money, its not a big deal if you are prepared to do so. |
Language
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Advanced |
| Language acquisition improvement? |
I was comfortable with my language preparation before I left for Europe and had some difficulties at times but that was to be expected. |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | DO IT!! You wont regret anything about studying abroad. |
