Abroad101: Study Abroad Reviews

Best experience ever! No doubt Past Review

By (Marketing, Mercyhurst College) for

AIFS: Florence - Richmond in Florence and Internship Program

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
oh yes!

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? 6 months+

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

Clases were good..interesting, somewhat easy going with low work load. Good grading system & really friendly professors.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

it was awesome. Staff & faculty were super helpful, patient, understanding and nice. Meal plan was amazing. Housing was good.

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

the apartment was old but huge. It had its pros and cons. It was well located. Somebody broke in and robbed a couple of laptops and other minor stuff.

* Food:

AMAZING

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

trips were so good..well organized (sometimes) and very cheap. Hotels and buses were very nice. Social and extracurical events were so helpful, fun, and intersting.

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

U have to be smart and responsible.

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

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)

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? Yes
Language acquisition improvement?

Everyone. Yes. Most of the students.

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

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  • Apartment
* Who did you live with?

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  • Americans

A Look Back

* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? DO IT..don't be afraid, u'll never regret it.

Individual Course Reviews

Course Name/Rating:

Intermediate Italian 2
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Instructor:
Instruction Language: italian
Comments: I learned a lot, finally got to be fluent.
Credit Transfer Issues: no
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Fashion Marketing & Merchandising
Course Department:
Instructor:
Instruction Language: English
Comments: interesting..slow paced, basically intro to marketing with some relation to fashion.
Credit Transfer Issues: no
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European Business Environment
Course Department:
Instructor:
Instruction Language: English
Comments: Really interesting & helpful. Its more a macroeconomical perspective, than a BUSINESS environment class.
Credit Transfer Issues: NO