Beautiful City, Amazing Staff May 21, 2025
By A student (English, Creative Writing, Brandeis University) - abroad from 01/27/2025 to 05/16/2025 with
Advanced Studies England: Bath - ASE Study Centre
The staff is absolutely incredible, so accommodating and helpful with literally everything. Bath itself is a gorgeous city, very walkable with lots of hidden gems.
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
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Classes were not the most challenging, and for the most part were engaging. I had a nice balance of reading/history focused and writing focused! |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Bath is absolutely beautiful! ASE's location is fantastic, and they took us to other places around the UK which was a really cool experience. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
The flat itself was good, and housing concerns were replied to promptly, I just didn't love the UK showers/faucets. |
| * Food: |
I cooked everything myself. ASE was great with my dietary restrictions. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Very! My internship really made me feel welcome, I got to know a bunch of the locals because of it |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
Went to Boots once to get checked out by a pharmacist, took a few tries but finally managed to see someone and she gave me medicine. |
| * Safety: |
I felt extremely safe in Bath |
| 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) |
ASE also provides food money every few weeks to help you budget. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
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? | You have to be comfortable doing things by yourself. |
