Extremely eye-opening Past Review

By (Wellesley College) - abroad from 09/05/2016 to 12/03/2016 with

Worcester College, University of Oxford - Visiting Students Program

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Learned a lot about myself, gained independence. Definitely worthwhile.

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

extremely rigorous

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

administration was quite slow in responding and would often require me to come in-person to figure things out

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

* Food:

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

Had no health care needs

* Safety:

If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? Yes

The best mixture of intense academics and a new international experience.

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)

Took a lot of effort, but was able to take advantage of cheap student-price friendly food nearby

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? No

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

Select all that apply

  • Dorm
* Who did you live with?

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  • Local Students
* Who did you take classes with?

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  • Local Students

A Look Back

* What did you like most about the program?
  • People
  • Studies
  • Traveling Opportunities
* What could be improved?
  • Communication to students prior to arrival
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? The amount of work that would be expected