Past Review
By Mitch k (HISTORY., Hamline University) for
Hamline University: York - University of York
Yes it was very intersting and worth it. The internship was my favorite part, and the few weeks of travel with our first class. I gianed alot from the internship in terms of teaching confidence and communiation accross cultures especially in the work place.
Personal Information
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | University of York |
| The term and year this program took place: | Fall 2009 |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Large single, plain room, lights, sink, dressers, desk <br /><br /> Had a saftey problem with a polish tramp that slept in our bathroom, nosey residents, and no quiet hours made it touigh to slepe they partied every night until 4. The room itself was awesome but it was tough to get sleep. |
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Good food, expensive but lots of options. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
The trip to London was the best, especially to St. pauls cathedral. I went iwth the gorup to Edinbrough for the weekend and it was great time. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
The city was really safe no problems, still common sense rules. We had no heathcare and had to pay for anything hospital related that we needed. |
| 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? | 40-80 pounds |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Food is the biggest killer, dont shop at the store on campus they are really expensive - walk to the shops past the military base and they are really cheap like aldi. |
Language
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Drinking super expensive and be careful but eveyrone does it. travel alot there are alot of neat places to go. Go out and have fun the english can partY! |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Police and thieves in the early modern century |
| Course Department: | History |
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| Instruction Language: | english |
| Comments: | Good professor. Not challenging. discussion based lots of readings that no one did. I felt that I never needed to read and I knew more than the rest of the class. Smart professor just made it too easy for students. I learned alot but it was not difficult |
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English Women |
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| Instructor: | Steinbach |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Tough challenging class. If you did not do homework you paid for it. Very tough to get A's had to earn it |
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