Great Experience, Couldn't Wait to Come Back to America Past Review
By zachary p (communication studies, Hamline University) for
Hamline University: York - University of York
I would have liked to have given it a 4.5
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. |
Workload was super easy. Grading system was really strange. Teaching method was good. In my experience, my American education is FAR superior to that of my English peers |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
York's administration is impossible to deal with. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
The carpet was disgusting. When I was sitting at my desk I could smell the feet of the person who lived there before me. |
| * Food: |
The meal program is terrible. It shouldn't be a requirement. Especially the breakfasts. I paid like four pounds for breakfast when i could have eaten cereal in my dorm for fifty pence. Plus, if you missed meals you weren't allowed to make it up by buying extra meals later. If you missed it, you just lost it, even though you had already paid for it. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
I really want to give this a five. I would say it was a 4.5. I love historical stuff, so England was a dreamland for me in that way. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
I dont think England is a very dangerous place... |
| 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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Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | The English don't necessarily speak English better. In fact, they don't. |
