Best decision of my life. Absolutely go abroad- no matter how unsure you are. Past Review
By Emma Shumway (Middlebury College) - abroad from 01/02/2017 to 06/09/2017 with
Arcadia: London - University College London
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Absolutely worthwhile. Came out a changed person for the better. If you're considering going abroad- GO.
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Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
UCL wasn't the best educational experience, but for what I wanted from my time abroad it was perfect |
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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) |
London is super expensive, but that wasn't a surprise |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $150 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | try to cook (I didn't do that enough) and fly on budget airlines for sure |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 0 |
A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | sometimes life experiences are more important than school work |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Outright UrbaniteA 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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psychology of individual differences |
| Course Department: | psychology |
| Instructor: | Burgess |
| Instruction Language: | english |
| Comments: | although this class was very interesting, I got the feeling that most of the professors didn't care about educating the students. Powerpoint's were poorly made and each professor taught entirely different topics that didn't seem to truly connect with one another. The constantly changing location and professor also made it very hard to recall information and place lectures and topics with faces. The exam which determined my entire grade was not difficult but the questions were merely arbitrary details and didn't allow for demonstration of depth of understanding in the slightest. |
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Social psychology |
| Course Department: | psychology |
| Instructor: | there were many |
| Instruction Language: | english |
| Comments: | although this class was very interesting, I got the feeling that most of the professors didn't care about educating the students. Powerpoint's were poorly made and each professor taught entirely different topics that didn't seem to truly connect with one another. The constantly changing location and professor also made it very hard to recall information and place lectures and topics with faces. The exam which determined my entire grade was not difficult but the questions were merely arbitrary details and didn't allow for demonstration of depth of understanding in the slightest. |
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intro to roman archaeology |
| Course Department: | archaeology |
| Instructor: | andrew gardner |
| Instruction Language: | english |
| Comments: | Learned a lot and prof was very understanding of abroad students. Felt the grading was very fair and topic was interesting- would recommend. |
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