London is a great city to study. Past Review
By Amanda H (Integrated Marketing Communications, Ithaca College) for
Ithaca College: London - Ithaca College London Center
Everything about it was amazing. London is a great city to study. I gained a great understanding of student life, tourist life, leisure life, etc while I was there. Learning aspects of new cultures is fun and entertaining!!
Personal Information
The term and year this program took place: | Spring 2009 |
Review Your Program
* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The mix between European and American administration was extremely helpful! |
* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
This was a terrible process for me. I enjoyed my roommates, but the landlord was terrible and the housing was not enjoyable at all. I would never recommend it to anyone or would live there again. The location was great but the actually apartment did not have a good shower system, the washer and dryer broke as soon as we got there, there was not enough heat at times, the landlord was absolutely awful!! <br /><br /> The only good things were my roommates and the location of Bayswater London compared to the school and entertainment |
* Food: |
very Americanized |
* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Some was expensive to do, but the club and pub scene was very fun and the sights were very entertaining |
* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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* Safety: |
There was health insurance and places available if you got sick. I did not feel unsafe with my interaction with people at all. If I did, emergency contacts were available. |
If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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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) |
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Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | Way too much! |
Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Please spend wisely. Make a budget chart if you can. Allot enough money or the appropriate amount of money towards different activities. Make sure you have enough for rent! |
Language
How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Fluent |
Language acquisition improvement? |
Learned new lingo |
Other Program Information
* Where did you live?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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A Look Back
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Do everything you can or if you cannot do it then mark it down to do in the future. Have a fun time and expand your horizons. Make sure you interact with everyone you can. Learn from others and let others learn from you! |
Individual Course Reviews
Course Name/Rating: |
British Youth Culture |
Course Department: | Socio 23500 |
Instructor: | Bill Seashgreen |
Instruction Language: | English |
Comments: | Extremely informative and extremely fun! |
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Course Name/Rating: |
Sports Marketing |
Course Department: | SPMM 32600 |
Instructor: | Genn Gordon |
Instruction Language: | English |
Comments: | I did not the how this course was taught. The activities were entertaining and informative, but the assignments were not. |
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Course Name/Rating: |
Pop N' Rock: British Pop Music |
Course Department: | MUNM 16205 |
Instructor: | Emer McParland |
Instruction Language: | English |
Comments: | The course was amazing. It was extremely energetic and relevant to all types of music! |
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European Mass Media |
Course Department: | TVR 32400 |
Instructor: | Bevan Jones |
Instruction Language: | English |
Comments: | Course content sort of boring. The professor was very energetic and passionate about the content though. |
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