My experience was amazing, and I attribute none of that to my program. Past Review
By A student (Anthropology and Psychology, Brandeis University) - abroad from 02/12/2019 to 06/23/2019 with
IFSA: Sydney - University of Sydney
I learned a lot about myself. It was certainly worthwhile.
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. |
The classes I took were sub-optimal, but the program's academic advising was adequate. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The program was awful at handling interpersonal conflicts within apartments. Throughout my semester, I, and my other apartment-mates, experienced harassment from one of our suite mates. To say the situation was mishandled would be a gross understatement. I'd be happy to elaborate further in person. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I gave two stars because the apartment itself was nice. Everything else about my living arrangement was awful. |
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Irrelevent, they did not really provide us with food. |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
See previous responses. |
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? | I don't know. |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Try to buy food in bulk and book flights in advance. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | That IFSA participants have a reputation for being kind of difficult. I wish I had opted out of IFSA's housing and been more independent from the program. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Anthropology of Body |
| Course Department: | Anthropology |
| Instructor: | Terry Woronov |
| Instruction Language: | English |
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