A Life-Changing Journey Past Review
By A student (Undeclared, The College of William and Mary) - abroad from 06/21/2012 to 07/19/2012 with
William & Mary: Summer Program at University of Cape Town
Everything was worthwhile! We learned so much about South African history and the race relations that still trouble the country and the local communities. It was incredibly interesting to compare South Africa's race relations to the United States'. We also learned so much from the people that we worked with in the townships.
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Personal Information
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | College of William and Mary |
| 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. |
The class I took was perfect for a study abroad experience. It was a good amount of work because it was little enough to allow us to explore the city and do everything we wanted to do, but it still felt like a college-level class. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I loved living in the SHAWCO House with everyone on my program. It allowed us to become best friends very early in the trip, which I don't think would've happened otherwise. |
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I liked the allowance that we received for dinner, but breakfasts and lunches weren't as good and sometimes not enough. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
We were only somewhat immersed in the city because everything we did was very planned. We did all of the tourist attractions, but we never really got to explore or integrate with the culture. |
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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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| * Was housing included in your program cost? | Yes |
| * Was food included in your program cost? | Yes |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $150 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Write down what you spend each day so that you remember and have an idea of what you're spending money on. You'll be more organized, plus you'll remember that sometimes it was worth it to spend. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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* Who did you take classes with?
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | General South African history |
