Unfrogettable Past Review
By A student (Brandeis University) - abroad from 05/23/2016 to 08/06/2016 with
Boston University: London - Internship Program, Summer
A new world experience of how an internship aborad was like
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Some of the administration in BU London didn't plan things well or take care of certain things |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Some people didn't clean after themselves |
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Just cooked for ourselves or ate out in London |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
I felt pretty assimialted |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
They didn't address the health issues too much |
| * Safety: |
Pretty safe, but there were some small incidents that happened in London over the summer |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
Met new people, made new freinds, traveled to places |
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) |
London was expensive plus the exchange rate isnt good |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $175+ |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Try to do as much cooking as possible. Also try to find cheap places to buy stuff. Oh and go there when the pound decides to drop suddenly becasue of Brexit. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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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? | There weren't a lot of amazing professors for BU Study Abroad, at least for my core class. But, I did enjoy my elective class. I also wish I knew how expensive London was. Also, try to make as many freinds as possible |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Avid AdventurerThe wardrobe you packed was better suited for a semester of camping than club hopping. Outdoorsy, you might forgo a crazy night out for an early all-day adventure. You'd rather take in the rich culture of an old town than the metropolis of a modern city, but for you getting off the grid is ideal. |
