Strasbourg is amazing but the housing needs to improve Past Review
By Albert (Soka University of America) - abroad from 01/14/2016 to 05/31/2016 with
Accès: Strasbourg - Accès Classique: Semester Study Abroad
learned about the other extreme to American society
Personal Information
| 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. |
not very difficult at the institute |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Alex is willing to make accommodations for anything |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
bad host family, living space not sanitary |
| * Food: |
dinner was too repetitive with my host mom but meals with Alex were always very good |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local 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) |
Strasbourg is an expensive city I wish a little bit more could have been allocated |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 10-15 a day, averages 85 a week |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | you have to eat at the university restaurants if you want to eat well without severely depleting financial reserves. good in France is otherwise just too expensive |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
lecture based classes were not useful |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Intermediate |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Advanced |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | 400 level |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | 10+ |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | read and watch the news. talk to anyone, they're friendly. |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? |
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? | eat at the resto U |
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! |
