Great, dorm was not as good as I hoped, but Australia was great and met a bunch of people Past Review
By Jeff P (Business Marketing, Trinity University) for
Arcadia: Sydney - Macquarie University
Learned a different culture, gained valuable knowledge and learned a great deal about different cultures from a wide diversity of friends that I met
Personal Information
How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
Review Your Program
* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Grading system was different. Based on a normal curve, despite possibly having a higher grade, could be knocked down |
* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Lived with graduate and under-grad's, both australians and international students. |
* Food: |
Good, dining hours were a bit tight considering class schedule |
* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Great Barrier Reef, Uluru, MElborune, Cairns and Brisbane. Held a Koala and sat next to Kangaroos |
* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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* Safety: |
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If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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Finances
* 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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Other Program Information
* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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A Look Back
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Be optimistic, explore, and put yourself out there and try new things. |
Individual Course Reviews
Course Name/Rating: |
Organisational Behaviour |
Course Department: | BBA 111 |
Instructor: | T. Standen |
Instruction Language: | English |
Comments: | He was very strict on grading and despite having a good paper, usually gave a much lower grade than one deserved especially when analyzing against the other students in the class |
Credit Transfer Issues: | Still in the processs of waiting for transcript, shouldn't be a problem |