Life-changing and full of growth Past Review
By Ben rosen (Brandeis University) - abroad from 02/20/2019 to 06/24/2019 with
Arcadia: Brisbane - University of Queensland
Grew as an individual and pretty much needed this to help grow and mature to where I needed to be.
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. |
Impossible to do well, but was pass fail so didnt matter |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Not very well organized |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Great place just interesting college |
| * Food: |
Meal plan requirement was pretty bad |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Im halfway to Australian |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
No health issues |
| * Safety: |
Couldnt be safer |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
Everyone thinks their location was the best, but mine was actually. Great location, better looking university than any of my other friends who came to visit or who I visited on their exchange experience. People were all great. And housing we pretty solid. |
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) |
I didnt really have to as I had a job |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $100 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Get a job |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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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? | Everything went fine |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
| To help future students find programs attended by like-minded individuals, please choose the profile that most closely represents you. |
The Nearly Native or Trail BlazerCraving the most authentic experience possible, perhaps you lived with a host family or really got in good with the locals. You may have felt confined by your program requirements and group excursions. Instead, you'd have preferred to plan your own trips, even skipping class to conduct your own 'field work.' |
