Best Experience of my life!!!!!!! Past Review
By A student (Biology, General., University of Texas - San Antonio) - abroad from 09/28/2011 to 06/20/2012 with
Arcadia: Oxford - University of Oxford
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Very worthwhile and character building. Learned much about the culture and foreign education.
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Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Excellent University to visit. Lots of work, good professors, and lots of resources. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Got moved around between each term to a new room. but had the same room, which was nice for the entire term. |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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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) |
Britain is very expensive to live in. |
| * Was housing included in your program cost? | Yes |
| * Was food included in your program cost? | No |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $180 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Buy groceries and 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? | 10+ |
A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | The extra costs involved to stay between terms. |
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