AMAZING!! Past Review
By Nina B (Business Tourism, Arizona State University) - abroad from 05/23/2012 to 07/08/2012 with
CEA CAPA Education Abroad: Sydney, Australia
I got the chance to have an internship in my career field, which was valuable to help me get a job back home. The trip was definitely worth it! If I could go back I would for the whole semester not just 6 weeks.
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Personal Information
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | Australian Catholic University |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The learning through internships class was hard in 6 weeks to do a CV and a presentation with 10 resources during the time abroad. It was not what I wanted to be doing with my free time when I had such little time in Sydney. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
My home stay family was the best! |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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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) |
Was not expecting everything to be so much more expensive. |
| * Was housing included in your program cost? | Yes |
| * Was food included in your program cost? | Yes |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Try to make it for meals that are provided to you if you do the home stay. It will save you a lot of money on food. |
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 |
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| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Advanced |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Fluent |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | 10+ |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | The dollars are almost equal but everything is so much more expensive over there. |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Outright UrbaniteA social butterfly, you're happiest in bustling cities with hip people, and took advantage of all it had to offer. You enjoyed the nightlife, and had fun going out dancing, and socializing with friends. Fun-loving and dressed to the nines, you enjoyed discovering new restaurants, shops, cafes, and bars in your host country. |
