Huh? what did you say? Past Review
By Connor D (Finance and Financial Management Services., The University of Texas at Austin) for
CET Beijing
improved chinese
Personal Information
| 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. |
lots of work ,50 new vocab a night, grammar every night. hw, and review for the next day |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
You pay the same amount whether you're interested in going on the extra events or not. One might argue that this encourages you to go see things you wouldn't otherwise because once you're there, it's free. But the program isn't cheap overall. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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| * Food: |
very oily food |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
took a trip to anyang to climb a mountain and look at historical stuff |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
just be smart about what you eat |
| 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? | extra events not interested in |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | 1 year of chinese |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
Used the host country language everyday, all day. |
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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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | know what you're eating |
