A life-changing, perspective altering, eye-opening, adventure-filled 5 months Past Review

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

The classes that I chose were interesting, but the educational experience was different because we had much less interaction with our professors and the final exams were much heavily weighted (50%). There was less academic guidance, and our whole grade was based on a few assignment. It was not as rigorous as Middlebury.

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The program was helpful with planning events and giving us general advice

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

The apartment was in pretty bad shape and had cockroaches, and the program didn't really help us with that. Some of the houses were a lot better quality than the place I lived in.

We were in charge of our own food

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

I think that volunteering was very important in Cape Town because that gave me the most exposure/integration with local culture. I would really recommend volunteering to future students.

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

I never needed healthcare when I was abroad, but people who did were pretty much on their own- the program didn't really help us with that

I did not think safety was an issue, but people who were not smart found themselves in some bad situations. All about common sense

(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost)

Cape Town is a relatively inexpensive city especially compared to the US. I was able to budget effectively and not spend very much money.

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