Overall Decent Fun Past Review
By Reese C Brinkley (The University of Texas at Austin) - abroad from 01/14/2019 to 05/17/2019 with
IES Abroad: Vienna - Study Abroad With IES Abroad
Be more of myself and not try to rush in making friends.
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. |
In course assignments were sometimes replaced with large amounts of reading in place of more constructive and actually fulfilling or enriching projects. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Overall good. Available and helpful |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Great apartment choice albeit constant construction |
| * Food: |
Great food options abroad. Loved it |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Difficulties overall with feeling like myself in this culture. Opposite personality types contrary to typical cultural personality seem to be a reason for this. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
Nothing difficult with this section |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
Yes but I would approach how I experienced the program differently. I had a hard time adjusting to the culture and getting to know other people in the program. Overall I had fun but not without noticeable and memorable difficulties |
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? | Unknown |
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? | Intermediate |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Intermediate |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | Second year first level german |
| 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? | Learn lots of vocabulary |
Other Program Information
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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? | Go with your gut when choosing classes and read the syllabi carefully. |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
| To help future students find programs attended by like-minded individuals, please choose the profile that most closely represents you. |
The Academic or LinguistYou went abroad with specific academic goals in mind; the program credentials and rigor of your coursework abroad were very important to you. You had a great time abroad, but never lost sight of your studies and (if applicable) were diligent with your foreign language study. Good for you! |
