Abroad101: Study Abroad Reviews

Past Review

By (Criminal Justice and Corrections., University of Hartford) for

ISA Study Abroad in Gold Coast, Australia

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Most definitely. It was like going to school in paridise. I learned so much academicly, socially and about myself. I feel like I have grown and gained so much.

Personal Information

The term and year this program took place: Fall 2008

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

I have never recieved lower that a C on an essay, in Australia I did very poorly, I passed but the actual grade would definitely be an F in the US.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

Eevrything was done accordingly and they checked in with me via email constantly.

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

Nice location. Very close to shopping plaza/restaurants, bus stop and right on top of class locations

* Food:

You couldnt get any food after 7 and there was a 2 1/2 hour point in the day where you couldnt get anything anywhere between lunch and dinner.

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

Must see Sydney and the Great Barrier Reef area is the most beautiful place by far that I have ever seen.

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

We had full health care coverage and a doctors office on campus/

If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? No

Finances

* 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)

Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? $800

Language

Language acquisition improvement?

They spoke English. If anything I am know spelling things wrong.

Other Program Information

* Who did you take classes with?

Select all that apply

  • Americans

A Look Back

* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? Get ready to hit the ground running.

Individual Course Reviews

Course Name/Rating:

Criminal Profiling
Course Department: CRIM
Instructor: Petherick
Instruction Language: English
Comments: I participated more. Very organized, everything was on black board. The only prep we needed was to print out the slides for class.
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Crime & Deviance in Australia
Course Department: CRIM
Instructor: Petherick
Instruction Language: English
Comments: I participated more. Very organized, everything was on black board. The only prep we needed was to print out the slides for class.
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Case Studies in Forensic Science
Course Department: CRIM
Instructor: Petherick
Instruction Language: English
Comments: I participated more. Very organized, everything was on black board. The only prep we needed was to print out the slides for class.
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Criminal Law & Procedure A
Course Department: LAW
Instructor:
Instruction Language: English
Comments: I participated way less. Very organized, everything was on black board, but I couldnt believe how much stuff we had to know. It was a very difficult class for me, I don't reccomend it to anyone who hasn't taken any kind of law class before. The closest class I took before this was tons of criminal justice classes and they weren't any help.
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