A Bloody Blast January 28, 2022
By Leon G (Economics, Brandeis University) - abroad from 09/20/2021 to 12/18/2021 with
IFSA: London - University College London
Social Skills, time management. 100%
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Academic Rigor was high, but the challenge made it exciting more worth while. Department Faculty needed to personally oversee every decision to change courses within and between departments. This could cause delays in decision making and course registration if not addressed in a timely manner |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Helpful, but needed to go through a lot of people to make academic decisions. Automation could really be beneficial |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Great room, but was placed in Fresher's housing where I would get noise complaints at 10:00pm on a saturday |
| * Food: |
Cafeteria was on the pricey side but the food was decent |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Extremely sociable |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
Went to A&E and got two x-rays and a box of penicillin for free. Later, the hospital called ME to call me back in in order to reassure me that I was alright. I did not have to use any insurance information. |
| * Safety: |
Certain parts at certain times could be less safe than others - try avoiding confrontation late at night. Overall, no major incidents |
| 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) |
London is notoriously expensive |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $100-200 |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
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? | Really, how much budgeting is important |
