The best experience that I had ever had Past Review
By Katia C (The University of Texas at Austin) - abroad from 06/11/2014 to 08/11/2014 with
CET Beijing
Completely worthwhile
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The program is pretty intense in terms f learning the language, but every professor at the school made me feel capable of reaching my highest potential. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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| * Food: |
The food was amazing, I got to try everything and learned about the different styles of food between the North and the South of China |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
I had really high expectations about studying abroad in China, however, the people, and every single aspect about Chinese culture exceeded all of my expectations. Everyone made me feel welcoming and although I didn't know the language, there was always someone to support me. |
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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? | 150-200. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Beginner |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? |
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? | More about their culture, and a little bit more of Mandarin |
