London life has brought out a new me. Past Review
By Arianna S (Education and English Literature, DePauw University) for
Study Abroad Programs in London
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Personal Information
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | NYU London |
| 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. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Again, the program was very independent but I liked that. I knew that if I needed someone for help I knew who to call that was in charge and the lady in charge, Andrea did site visits and checked in on us a lot. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
The man in charge of the building of the flat was horrible. We had bed bugs, no hot water for a while and he was not around a lot, so our program had to step in and help a lot. Otherwise it was fine, living space was alright we could cook and clean for ourselves it was fine, just what living on your own for the first time should be. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
I got caught in the London student riots, and since 4 inches of snow covered London on my way trying to get home I got trapped in the city for an extra 4 days, that was interesting. |
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* Health Care:
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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) |
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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | I tried to take out about 100 pounds a week, sometimes I would not use it all sometimes I would and that was for food and toping up my phone and public transportation cards. I traveled pretty cheaply, there are very cheap airlines they just have flights at horrible times but it saves a lot of money. For our ten day fall break we took 4 flights over Italy and Greece and it cost us a total of 140 pounds for flights. Hostels you can get at about 15-20 pounds a night. |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | I think I was well equipped. |
Language
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Wisdom, don't tell yourself you can't do it. I hate change and struggled in the beginning but it was the best thing I've ever done. It was so rewarding! |
