Travel as much as you can, don't just stay in your host city! Past Review
By A student (Finance and Financial Management Services., Providence College) - abroad from 01/08/2012 to 05/08/2012 with
IES Abroad: Milan - Study Abroad With IES Abroad
I became a more well rounded person after experiencing different cultures throughout Europe.
Personal Information
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | Cattolica University |
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
More intense than I expected. Learned a lot of Italian for not taking it prior to going to Milan. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Location was great, right near the IES Center. |
| * Food: |
Italian food gets old after a while, but that is why you need to travel and try different foods. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| 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) |
I spent $5,000 abroad. A lot of that was due the fact I flew somewhere every weekend for 3 days. |
| * Was housing included in your program cost? | Yes |
| * Was food included in your program cost? | No |
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 |
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| 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? | Intermediate |
| 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? | Talk to the people who live there and use as little English as you can. |
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? |
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? | I wish I knew that Milan wasn't as exciting as I thought it would be. Looking back I wish I chose Barcelona. |
