Oxford: Difficult Yet Rewarding Past Review

By (History And Political Science, St. Mary's College of Maryland) for

Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies - Oxford

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Yes!

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

It was meeting once a week with a professor no classes and a lot of paper writing. that was really hard to adjust to

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

There was not a lot of time for study and travel which was a weakness but i grew as a student which was definitely a strength.

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

* Food:

The meals at school were good but a lot of money for every meal so definitely buy some of yours at the store

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

Pub crawls, some traveling

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

I really had no safety issues

If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? Yes

Finances

* 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)

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

Select all that apply

  • Dorm
* Who did you live with?

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  • Americans

A Look Back

* What did you like most about the program?
  • It was challenging!
  • Fun!
* What could be improved?
  • Nothing!
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? Someone who is really willing to study a lot. People who just want to travel the whole time they are abroad wouldnt like this much