For the program itself, leaving out home university: GREAT! Past Review
By A student (COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES., University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth) - abroad from 01/03/2015 to 01/23/2015 with
CISabroad (Center for International Studies): Florence - January in Florence
I learned more than words describe it was a once in a lifetime. It was definitely 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
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Housing:
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
The extra health care/insurance we had to pay for was not needed. I got sick and just went to the pharmacy and they were more than helpful. I understand it was for if something worse happened, but there should have been an op-out option for those who actually have health care already. |
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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) |
Well there was an unexecpted fee that was cash only. And then a study abroad fee from the school; which I got the invoice for the day I ran out of money. On Top of that the school told us to call them in an "emergency" however they didn't answer and you know wouldn't have been able to really do anything.... |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | ~100 Euro |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 0 |
A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | What exactly "airport pickup" meant. And that apparently I get motion sickness. |
