Study Abroad in Europe: Absolutely amazing! Past Review
By Michelle C (Marketing, Clarion University of Pennsylvania) - abroad from 12/28/2015 to 01/10/2016 with
International Business Seminars: Winter Europe
Absolutely worthwhile. I learned about different businesses and different cultures and, as a business student, that was absolutely wonderful.
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
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Housing:
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
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| 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) |
I know that I am not a typical student. I get a lot of help from my family and I work hard as a waitress at school. I still found it hard to budget while over there. Mainly because the mentality our group had was "when is the next time we can do..." so we all did everything that we wanted. |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $600 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Save save save. Do everything that you want to do while you are over seas because who knows the next time you will be able to go and do those things. Money did not get in the way for me and I would have been really upset and embarrassed if it did. If all of my friends went and did something awesome and I couldn't, I would feel really bad. |
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?
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The professors encouraged us to try as much as we could and that made everything very fun. |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Beginner |
| 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? | Spanish 3 French 3 |
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| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | Get the basic phrases down such as Hello, how are you, my name is, please, thank you, where is the bathroom, and get to know names of food so it is easier to order. |
Other Program Information
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 0 |
A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | That I should have journaled every night to make writing my paper easier. |
