Crying in Radcam: A Nine Hour Saga December 09, 2021
By A student (Wellesley College) - abroad from 09/05/2021 to 12/04/2021 with
Worcester College, University of Oxford - Visiting Students Program
I learned efficient reading/research strategies that helped me produce phenomenal literature within a tight schedule. The brevity of the term tested by entire bodily ability to sustain itself, and that pressure is an old friend, but I learned how to work through my writing bit by bit instead of wholesale. The tutorial system allowed me to look closely and critically at my own academic tendencies and I feel like I grew from that. It was worth it.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
This program killed me, and I would let it do so over and over again. The academics will push you to produce better work than you've ever achieved, you will enter a great writer and exit as one worthy of a marble bust or small statue, something of that sort. Worcester specifically offers great infrastructure for English, the library is well stocked and I felt like I met a good deal of English students. The campus is also stunning, which helps. |
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? | estimated 100 USD, give or take |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Oxford is expensive. Choose what is worth it, not everything is cool enough for the experience. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | It is not going to be hard, it is going to be HARD hard. Be prepared, take care of yourself. Please sleep and eat, no matter what is due tomorrow at 10am. |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
| To help future students find programs attended by like-minded individuals, please choose the profile that most closely represents you. |
The Academic or LinguistYou went abroad with specific academic goals in mind; the program credentials and rigor of your coursework abroad were very important to you. You had a great time abroad, but never lost sight of your studies and (if applicable) were diligent with your foreign language study. Good for you! |
