Israel is great, rothberg is not Past Review
By Tamengual (Brain, Behavior, & Cognitive Science, University of Rochester) - abroad from 01/13/2012 to 06/09/2012 with
Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Rothberg International School: Undergraduate Study Abroad Program
i needed to go, im glad to be back.
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. |
Classes were mostly interesting, but really easy |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Awful. No one ever has any idea of what is going on or where or when to get or give money or anything. Useless |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
The rooms were nice, but only americans live there |
| * Food: |
on site food was expensive and not very good |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Basically 0 effort put in to helping us meet Israelis and palestinians. We were basically relegated to hanging out with americans on the programs or israelis we met at bars |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Guards rarely if ever check ids going into dorms |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
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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 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
things are expensive in Israel |
| * Was housing included in your program cost? | Yes |
| * Was food included in your program cost? | No |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | around 120$ |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | have a lot of money so you can do alot of stuff |
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 |
the language class was required for the general program, but not for any other program. it was a huge amount of time commitment, but when you try to speak hebrew to others in israel they just respond in english |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Beginner |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | 200 |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | meet real residents |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 0 |
A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | My opinions on Israel have changed |
