Past Review
By Sarah P (Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies., Wellesley College) for
IES Abroad: Amsterdam - Social Sciences & Humanities
It was invaluable for me to meet people of many different cultures, and talk about differences, but mostly similarities. I hope to go back for grad school because I fell in love with Amsterdam.
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 significantly less, but I found that the group discussion were more interesting because the students were more diverse than at my home university. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Always available, friendly, and ready to answer questions |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Funenpark 6-59. <br /><br /> Big studio apartment in a quiet, pretty neighborhood. It came equipped with lots of dishware. |
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I cooked my own food |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Field trips were okay, but I wish they had tried harder to integrate us with Dutch people or students from other programs. Our program was fairly isolated. |
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* Health Care:
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| * Safety: |
I always felt safe, no matter the time of day. Being on a bike might have helped. |
| 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? | About 70 euros |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Bedding is more expensive than I had anticipated |
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? | A self-motivated student would do best on this program. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
The Local and Global Complexity of Prostitution |
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| Instructor: | Janssen |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | This class was amazing. The professor stimulated us to ask questions and think outside of the box. She brought in interesting and relevant speaker, and she was good-humored and approachable. |
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