London is the multicultural hub of Europe Past Review
By Thomas A (COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES., The University of Texas at Austin) for
Arcadia: London - University College London
It was amazing to be able to travel and experience the cultural history of Europe. In America, 100 years is a long time; In Europe, 100 miles is a long distance. It's a very different change of pace.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
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* Overall educational experience
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Good professors, knowledgeable in their domain. Tests are done anonymously to ensure fairness in evaluation. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
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Arcadia occasionally gives the feeling of trying to nickle and dime you, and some housing options are a 45 minute travel from the campus. Otherwise the staff was extremely friendly, and the organized excursions were amazing. |
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Student is responsible for their own food. Eating out is very expensive in downtown London |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
The London Tube is it's own attraction, and the city is so international that it almost became surprising to hear another English-speaker when walking around. |
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London is an amazingly safe city, and the health insurance that comes with the program plays nicely with the NHS. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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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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Individual Course Reviews
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Concurrent Programming |
| Course Department: | COMP2007 |
| Instructor: | Bryson |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Covered unit testing, refactoring, software version controls, as well as concurrent programming techniques. |
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Intro to Logic |
| Course Department: | PHIL1014 |
| Instructor: | Zebrado |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Solid coverage of logical arguments and deductions |
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Intro to Knowledge |
| Course Department: | PHIL1012 |
| Instructor: | Madden |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Fun course that tries to figure out what knowledge is and whether or not we actually know what we think we know. |
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Networked systems |
| Course Department: | GZ01 |
| Instructor: | Jamieson |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | In depth look at the protocols and machinery behind computer networking. Combination of theoretical questions and practical projects. |
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