Amazing, fun semester but no new friends July 08, 2024
By A student (Economics, Brandeis University) - abroad from 01/01/2024 to 05/31/2024 with
IFSA: London - University College London
Sense of self and confidence
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
One class I was failing and found no resources at UCL to help |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
They were chill - I am very independent so I liked that they weren't helicopter parents |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I keep kosher and found in housing they did not care and did not give me an accomodations like a studio, or dorm walking distance to synagogues on shabbat |
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I keep kosher and found in housing they did not care and did not give me an accomodations like a studio, or dorm walking distance to synagogues on shabbat |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
I liked that iot was hands off, I liked that I got a glimpse into a real institution rather than an international program designed for american students. |
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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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 take classes with?
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 0 |
A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | n/a |
