Roma è grande Past Review
By A student (ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS., Fordham University) - abroad from 02/01/2012 to 05/18/2012 with
IES Abroad: Study Rome - Language & Area Studies
Fluency, friends, a great 6 months.
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. |
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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? |
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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? |
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) |
Rome is expensive and the Euro was strong against the dollar. Money didn't last long, so I had to skip meals sometimes. |
| * Was housing included in your program cost? | Yes |
| * Was food included in your program cost? | Yes |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | Hard to say, but too much. |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Save as much money as you can. |
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 |
IES was a good program and the teachers/administrators (some of the administrators, at least) were awesome and would always speak to me in Italian. But there were few, if any, fellow students who were at my level of language learning and that made it very frustrating at times, being surrounded by English. |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Advanced |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Fluent |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | high-level literature courses |
| 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? | Don't go to a program that doesn't offer multiple language options, isn't known for its language use, and don't get caught in the American Ghetto! |
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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A Look Back
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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? | That I wouldn't be surrounded by advanced Italian speakers |
