South Korea: Do It Past Review
By Brian T (Electrical Engineer, University of California - Riverside) for
Yonsei University: Yonsei International Summer School
Yes, I was able to see what their culture was like as well as experience living in their environment which was fairly different from mine.
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
There was a huge amount of reading involved. I had to read over 100 pages (combination of all my classes) each day as well as do the provided daily homework. The grading system was fairly harder because it was not curved. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Strengths: Organized Weaknesses: None |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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| * Food: |
The Strawberry place, close ot the school, is pretty good. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Going to Busan |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Fairly safe on campus but also very dark outside of the dorms. |
| 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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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Spend like no other or else you will regret it when you return from studying abroad. |
Language
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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