Truly a once in a lifetime experience. Past Review

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

Although I enjoyed the classes offered, some of them were not to the same standard as my home school. I also understand that teaching/learning styles are different, but there was no homework and very little assessments which made it hard to gauge where I was at in each class.

On-site administration of your program

There were several aspects of our program director that I found to be difficult to deal with. The first being the lack of communication. She seemed to be unable to communicate important pieces of information with my group in a timely manner. I am not sure if this is just how she is usually, or if there was some other factor that was influencing this. Also there was a lack of organization which may have also been a factor in the lack of communication. I would suggest finding someone who has more patience for other cultures and someone who is always willing to communicate no matter the time or situation.

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

I thought the housing was really nice. It was well kept and was in a very optimal location when compared with the academic buildings and the cafeteria.

The food was very good for the most part, there were plenty of options. Towards the end it got kind of monotonous and bland but overall I was very pleased with the food selection.

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

With several of us having Indian roommates it was nice to get integrated into the local culture. However, if I was to base it off being with Indian students in our classes I would feel somewhat opposite. In class it was harder to get to know people and feel as though we were a part of the local culture. The trips we took increased our knowledge of the culture and I would definitely recommend that future students go on as many trips as possible to learn as much as they can about the local culture.

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

I needed to use the healthcare system only once. It was fairly complicated actually. There were many steps that I wouldn't have been able to figure out had my program director not come with me. She was there with me through the entire process from filling out the necessary forms to the actual meeting with the doctor. The process was not straight forward there were separate cards and forms for me because I was not from India, obviously that's fine but the healthcare workers assumed I knew what to do and where to go. It was different from health care in the US in that there was little privacy and formality was not an issue. I had the meeting with the doctor in a small library room. In India some of the main health issues include Malaria and TB. I needed to take Anti-malarial medication the entire time I was there as well as for a short period after returning to the US. TB shots are required for schooling in the US so that was not an issue prior to my leaving for India. Other than that I did not get any specific vaccines.

My city/town was fairly small with the university making up the majority of the town. Had the university not been as big it was, the town would have been even smaller. There was an enforced curfew of 11 o'clock which also aided in the safety. We were not allowed out passed that time therefore we rarely felt unsafe.

(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost)

Most, if not everything, was much cheaper than it would be in the US allowing my budget to go that much further. I think for any student who could afford to go abroad on this program would find it no problem to be able to afford living there for a semester.

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• Weekly field visits.
• Travel Week!!
• Traveling somewhere every weekend.

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