It was tough but lots of lovely things came out of it Past Review
By Charlotte B (Plan Ii, The University of Texas at Austin) for
CET Beijing
One of the best things that happened in China was becoming good friends with my chinese roommate and also a few others in the program. It was so satisfying to have my chinese reach the level at which I could have a friendship relationship in Chinese.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Excellent Chinese instruction |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The BIT staff was helpful, but be careful if arranging to stay afterwards because once the program stops being the intermediary, the staff at BIT can be sort of ornery, I was glad to leave when I did soon after the program ended. But during the semesters the shifus and ayis were wonderful |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Sometimes the water was cold and sometimes there wasn't heat so it got pretty chilly, bring lots of warm clothes |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Made great friends through social dancing in the city and also in the program. |
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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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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | No, I think the costs were very manageable and overall the semester was very comparable to one at UT, but with a lot more traveling |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Intermediate |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | 1st year chinese |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
Get to know your roommate, one of the best ways to spend time with local people |
Other Program Information
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