It was an Epic experience Past Review
By A student (Loyola University Chicago) - abroad from 05/29/2016 to 07/23/2016 with
iXperience Cape Town – Future-Focused Summer Courses and Internships
Financial modeling skills, friends, more fluent english skills, team work skills, positivity
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Intense, but you learn a lot only in one month! |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Really cool, Google Style |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Didn't like to much the first hostel, the second was way much better but a six people room is too much. |
| * Food: |
Really good, but I have been eating outside for 7 months now and I don't like it anymore. I miss home made food. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
I didnt put enough effort to fully integrate with locals. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
I didn't have any health issue |
| * Safety: |
I didn't felt safe at any time while I was by myself. The city is very nice but it seem to be very dangerous. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
It was an amazing summer where I was able to take a class, improve my skills, intern, meet new people, network and explore. |
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 have spent around $3,000 in the program |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | about $250 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Do excursions by yourself not Cape Xtreme. Don't think that it is cheap because you will start going to the expensive places and it will be as expensive as the US. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
I had to talk in English all day! |
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Fluent |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Fluent |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | N/A |
Other Program Information
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* Who did you take classes with?
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? |
A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | More information about the internships / courses. |
Individual Course Reviews
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| Course Department: | Finance |
| Instructor: | Maksim G. |
| Instruction Language: | English |
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