Abroad101: Study Abroad Reviews

Great academics, fun socially, amazing facilities Past Review

By (Physics., Middlebury College) - abroad from 06/23/2011 to 03/14/2012 with

Dartmouth College: New Hampshire - Domestic Exchange Program

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Learned a lot of engineering, which is why I did the program in the first place. The Thayer School of Engineering has amazing facilites, great people working there as well as students. The program was definitely worth while.

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

I just had to move a lot. It's a drawback of the quarter system, worth it in exchange for the flexibility it provides.

* Food:

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

The frat scene was new to me, coming from a school with no greek life. The social scene is very different but the people were very inviting.

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? Yes

Finances

* 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)

* Was housing included in your program cost? Yes
* Was food included in your program cost? Yes
Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? Easy to get by without spending much money, hard to conjure an exact figure

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? No

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

Select all that apply

  • Dorm
* Who did you live with?

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  • Local Students
  • Americans
  • International Students
  • N/A
* Who did you take classes with?

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  • Local Students
  • Americans
  • International Students
About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? 10+

A Look Back

* What did you like most about the program?
  • Engineering facilities
  • friends
  • Classes
* What could be improved?
  • Housing
  • Social integration at first
  • Food plan
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? That it isn't difficult to assimilate socially as I thought would be. It is a lot easier though, to start during summer term. Benefits are that you get to adjust to a new campus when there is only a fourth of the students on campus. Summer in New Hampshire is beautiful, the Connecticut river is really close! Also, then you get a 6 month summer break.