They don't care about international students February 07, 2023
By Nataliia P (Epidemiology, American University of Beirut) - abroad from 08/24/2022 to 02/02/2023 with
American University of Beirut: Beirut - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
I loved it despite anything and would love to continue but they dismissed me at the beginning of second semester already without any prior notic
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
My academic advisor was unhelpful at all. I felt ignored and discriminated. PhD Programme coordinator was not helpful either. Always busy and bever on campus |
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Housing:
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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? |
No
Academic advisor isn't helpful at all, PhD Programme coordinator is never available, scholarship came at the end of semester but not in the beginning when it was needed most. |
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) |
Scholarship came at the end of October and first two months I had to study without stipend making my ends meet |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 200 dollars |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Spend wisely |
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 |
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| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Advanced |
| 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? | Advanced course in English |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | 10+ |
Direct Enrollment/Exchange
| * Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? | Direct Enrollment |
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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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | That they are selfish and disrespectful. Otherwise I wouldn't have chosen American University of Beirut |
Individual Course Reviews
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PBHL312 |
| Course Department: | Faculty of Health Sciences, department of Public Health |
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| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Teacher was fake and double - minded. Assesment was not clear, teacher didn't let us see our final assignment, teacher was rude, harsh and not ready to communicate with the students. I was only international student at the course and I was only one who was forced to leave it. They made it look as if it was my wish, while actually I wanted to stay. Teacher didn't want to see my in her class |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
