Past Review
By Charles L (BA Drama, Ithaca College) for
Ithaca College: London - Ithaca College London Center
Definitely. I may end up living in Britain.
Personal Information
| The term and year this program took place: | Fall 2008 |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Everyone at the London Center wants you to succeed and be as happy as possible during your time there. They're all full of information on any and every topic. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
We had to find our own housing. Sure this sounds like a downer, but it gave us the chance to find something in our price-range, more suited to our personal needs. The staff was always available to help with the search, of course. <br /><br /> |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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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) |
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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Keep a close eye on the exchange rates. Withdraw your rent (and any other) money when the exchange rate is low (if possible). If it goes up, after you've withdrawn your rent, you could save a few hundred dollars. Ex. Rent was 300 pounds per month. When we arrived the exchange rate was about 1 to 2, so the rent was $600. Toward the end of our visit, it shifted to 1.5 to 2, making rent $450 or so. |
Language
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| Language acquisition improvement? |
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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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Individual Course Reviews
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Interrelationships |
| Course Department: | THPA |
| Instructor: | Tim Kidd |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | By far the best course of my semester, this is where we learned our British history, culture, and how that related to theatre. |
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Stage Combat |
| Course Department: | THPA |
| Instructor: | Bret Yount |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | This has been the most thorough stage combat course I've ever taken (and I've taken several). Bret knows his stuff and teaches you in a very safe environment. At the end, an opportunity to take the certification test is provided. |
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