Buenos Aires with IFSA-Butler Past Review
By Brittany C (Public Health, Tulane University) for
IFSA: Buenos Aires - Argentine Universities Program
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Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Grading is based on a 1-10 scale. The educational system at UBA, the public university in Buenos Aires, |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
There were 120 students in the program, so we didn't get much one-on-one time with the administrators. This was a positive aspect for me because it gave me lots of freedom and a sense of independence. This program definitely doesn't hold your hand. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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| * Food: |
I am vegetarian and the program placed me with a vegetarian host mom. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
The trip to Uruguay was great. We also went to Tandil. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Don't walk alone at night, call a taxi. Wear your bag across your body, NOT in your hand/on your shoulder. Put your phone and keys in a pocket, separate from where you keep your money so if you get robbed or pickpocketed, you can call for help and get into your house. |
| 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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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | I spent more on going out for dinner and drinks than expected |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Advanced |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | SPAN 4000 |
| Language acquisition improvement? |
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| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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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
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
La problematica de salud mental en la Argentina |
| Course Department: | UBA ciencias sociales, trabajo social |
| Instructor: | Faraone |
| Instruction Language: | Spanish |
| Comments: | This was a great course, it's focused on mental health institutions, NOT psychology. |
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