Shanghai: Unforgettable Past Review
By Stephanie K (Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication., The University of Texas at Austin) for
CET Shanghai
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Learned a lot about China and their minority races.
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. |
Amazing. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Wish they would have organized some more trips that would have been harder to do on an individual trip to China. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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| * Food: |
Most of the restaurants seemed clean enough. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Camping trip to rural China |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Didn't run into any trouble. |
| 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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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | no |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Beginner |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | Chinese 506 II |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
My roommate was Chinese and we spoke in Mandarin. |
Other Program Information
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* Who did you take classes with?
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Get ready to be extremely busy. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
CHI 200 |
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| Instructor: | Zuo Nana |
| Instruction Language: | Chinese |
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