*Yay Reid Hall* Past Review
By Nectar K (Art History, Barnard College) - abroad from 08/31/2015 to 12/17/2015 with
Columbia University: Paris - Reid Hall
Study abroad is great, just know that you can't choose the people on your program and that they really help to shape your experience!
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Reid Hall is actually pretty intense, know that you'll be putting in work. But the professors are amazing! |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Everyone here is amazing, I wish I could bring them back to Barnard. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I loved my host family, they were into what I'm into and were super nice and lovely. |
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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? | Really budget!! And really try to save up before. Your money seems to go away all at once in the beginning. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
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| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Intermediate |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Intermediate |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | A French Literature course |
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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? | Nothing really! |
