Abroad101: Study Abroad Reviews

Awesome experience at AIT Budapest August 06, 2023

By (Middlebury College) - abroad from 01/20/2023 to 05/22/2023 with

Aquincum Institute of Technology / AIT - Budapest: - Creativity in Computer Science & Software Engineering

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Absolutely loved it. I've been abroad a lot but it was a great way to meet new people and make some memories for life.

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

There was a decent amount of work if you applied yourself but there was definitely enough time to travel.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

Program was run super smoothly and everyone was very thoughtful of the students.

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

Awesome living right in the center of the city.

* Food:

Food was good but hungarian food is definitely not known as the best in the world.

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

We were with all american students but we definitely met a few hungarians and expats while living there.

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

Never ran into any issues

* Safety:

Super safe city if you stick to main streets. No one in our program had a problem

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

Friendly people, great classes, intriguing culture, and very centrally located.

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)

Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? Not sure but hungary is overall very cheap
Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? Buy groceries instead of eating out

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? Yes
How much did the program encourage you to use the language?

0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language

How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? None
How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? Beginner
What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? I only took one course
How many hours per day did you use the language?

Direct Enrollment/Exchange

* Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? Exchange

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

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  • Apartment
* Who did you live with?

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  • Americans
* Who did you take classes with?

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  • Americans
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?
  • Program was very thoughtful
  • Amazing people
  • Classes by incredible professors
* What could be improved?
  • Other students paying more attention
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? Just plan trips ahead of time since they will be cheaper that way and plan trips around hungary

Reasons For Studying Abroad

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The Outright Urbanite
A social butterfly, you're happiest in bustling cities with hip people, and took advantage of all it had to offer. You enjoyed the nightlife, and had fun going out dancing, and socializing with friends. Fun-loving and dressed to the nines, you enjoyed discovering new restaurants, shops, cafes, and bars in your host country.

Individual Course Reviews

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Algorithms and data structures
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Comments: One of the best courses offered. Difficult and with daily homeworks but extremely rewarding and very applicable to the real world.
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Scalable Systems
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Instruction Language: Englisj
Comments: Super knowledgeable professor who was very considerate of the time we had as abroad students. However wish other students paid more attention to this valuable class since it was all in group projects.
Credit Transfer Issues: Not sure yet.
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Mobile Development
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Comments: Great class that could be challenging at time if you wanted to go above and beyond. Similar to a middlebury class in many ways. Great experience learning android dev
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Hungarian
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Comments: One of the more challenging course. It was fun to learn hungarian but it doesn't feel very applicable outside of hungarian. There were some fun field trips though and some cultural lessons.
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Leadership and Entrepeneurship
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Comments: Great class in which many high profile and knowledgeable people came to speak about the startup experiences. Invaluable lessons. We also did some field trips to local companies.
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