Fine Past Review
By A student (Middlebury College) - abroad from 09/14/2020 to 12/18/2020 with
Arcadia: Edinburgh - University of Edinburgh
I don't regret going, but it wasn't a transformative or important experience in my life.
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. |
I did not love all of my classes, and felt that the grading system poorly translated over. Some classes were more similar than the US, others were different and offered no support in class. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Great location, but the place was a bit of a dump. Horrible carpet. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
No health care related interaction |
| * Safety: |
Very safe place |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
No, but i don't know if i would choose any other program. |
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) |
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| 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? | cook for yourself. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 0 |
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? | I wanted to go somewhere without many students from my school, but it can be nice to know people where you go. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Business Economics |
| Course Department: | Business |
| Instructor: | Voltes-Dorta |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Challenging but incredibly rewarding. I loved the real world exam questions and he gave extensive help in office hours. An enjoyable class |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | I'm not sure yet - i dont think so |
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Scottish Studies |
| Course Department: | Scottish Studies |
| Instructor: | Gary West |
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| Comments: | This class was a little vague and jumped around. Some interesting points about Scotlands culture and history that were good to know, but an unenjoyable class. There were only 2 essays and the assigned readings helped with neither. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | no. |
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Contemporary Issues in Health and Wellbeing |
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| Instructor: | O'Connor |
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| Comments: | This class covered a lot of different topics and many were interesting. But it was vague and there was only 1 paper for the whole semester. No participation besides biweekly discussion sessions (which weren't helpful). |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | no |
