Incredible Skill-building Opportunity for Careers in International Development ! Past Review
By A student (Sociology and Anthropology., Brigham Young University) - abroad from 04/23/2012 to 07/23/2012 with
Brigham Young University: Multi-Region - Project Evaluation and Assessment Team - PEAT Internship
Absolutely worthwhile! I learned an incredible amount about research, international development, and the worth of souls.
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. |
No program is perfect, but the PEAT experience was pretty close! |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
This question is not applicable - we didn't have onsite administration other than the CHOICE country director, who was great. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Excellent! Stayed with families and at the CHOICE center. |
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Varied house to house |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Extremely. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
I got sick, but it was my choice not to seek care, not anyone else's responsibility. |
| * Safety: |
I felt safe, especially while in the villages. Students do need to be careful, though. |
| 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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| * 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? | $30 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | There is no program fee, really. You pay all your own expenses, so the cheaper you decide to live, the cheaper it will be. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
It wasn't exactly "encouragement," but we had to use the language every day to do our job. |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Fluent |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Fluent |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | Spanish 339 |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? |
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? | That I needed to work extremely hard up front to make my results as good as they could be. I would have taken more research classes before going. |
