Worth the very, very, expensive price Past Review
By Jordan Brodie (Brandeis University) - abroad from 09/02/2017 to 12/14/2017 with
Boston University: London - London Internship Program
My greatest life lessons learned abroad came from my travels as opposed to my classes. Traveling was absolutely worthwhile, and I am very grateful for the lessons I learned while abroad. The classes however, were very mundane; each was 4 hours long and could have been easily cut in half.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Classes were very easy, and pass/fail definitely made them easier than any classes at Brandeis. I was not challenged in the classroom, and professors outside of my core course were lackluster. Saving grace was my internship, which was stimulating and beneficial to my career trajectory. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Administration was passive and did not prioritize our experiences. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Housing was nice. 24/7 security was a pain sometimes, but overall I am glad it was there. |
| * Food: |
No food provided from the program, only a kitchen. London food is not the best, but I cannot fault the program for this. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Having an internship helped here, as it gave me lots of experience with the culture. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
N/A |
| * Safety: |
There were "terrorist" attacks while I was abroad, but all were minor, and due to the scale of the city, they did not affect me. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
I loved travel abroad and would absolutely do an internship program through Boston University again, but I did not fall in love with London compared to many other cities that I visited. |
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 is EXPENSIVE |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | too much |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | if you want to save money, don't go to London and don't travel. That being said, I would pick London again. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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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? | How to travel independently and how to live in a city, particularly in a foreign country. |
