best 4 months of my life Past Review
By A student (Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication., The University of Texas at Austin) - abroad from 07/08/2014 to 11/14/2014 with
CIEE: Cape Town - Arts and Sciences
best independent experience i've ever had
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. |
the south african education system is entirely different from the US and it was hard to adjust to that. i didn't think the expectations were clear of what the professors wanted and i did not gain a lot from my educational experience in the classroom. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
CIEE was extremely receptive to any concerns and acted courteously to resolve issues |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
i would have liked to have more direct interactions with South Africans since I lived with other Americans on my 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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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $8,000 |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | make more local friends |
