TAKE ME BACK!!!! August 27, 2025
By Guilherme A (Anthropology, Brandeis University) - abroad from 10/06/2024 to 06/22/2025 with
Hertford College, University of Oxford - Visiting Students Program
I am much more academically competent, disciplined, and motivated. I feel ready for graduate school.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Very academically rigorous, although I feel like I have never had this much free time before. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Lovely! Josephine is amazing and the sweetest person ever. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Room of my own, with my own sink, they gave us general housing items that we might need. |
| * Food: |
Pretty alright, nothing special. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Very welcoming place for foreigners, everyone is curious, interested, and willing to include you. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
You gain access to public health services, which are very good (and free!) |
| * Safety: |
Super safe! |
| 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) |
Not that difficult, given that Hertford College gives you a stipend for food and drinks, although I wasn't able to work and did burn through most of my savings |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
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? | how financial aid while abroad works |
