Awesome experience with intense training and great internship Past Review
By William Ding (Emory University) - abroad from 05/25/2019 to 07/05/2019 with
iXperience Tel Aviv – Summer Course and Internship in Finance or Data Science
Keep an open mind. very worthwhile.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Great program with intense training. Went through subtopics including 6 week educational experience studying and training in Data Science, subtopics include, Python, Data preprocessing and cleaning methods to filter and adjust datasets, Supervised machine learning techniques, Neural networks (Keras with tensorflow backend), Hyperparameter optimization, Solving known datasets for experimentation |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
great people. always available |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
we live in a hostel. it is very easy for us to know people of diverse background |
| * Food: |
The breakfast and lunch are free. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
We live there for 6 weeks and have excursions every week. |
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* Health Care:
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| * Safety: |
very safe |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
I will probably do a course in another field. |
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) |
Tel Aviv is expensive. Food costs around 30-40 shekels for dinner. Transportation costs me around 40 shekels round trip. |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 133 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Cook for yourself. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | check with my bank to see if they charge extra for foreign transactions |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The NetworkerAn active student leader, it was important for you to network abroad as well. Once overseas, you sought out student clubs, volunteered with local organizations, or attended community events. You encouraged your friends join you, and often considered how you could reflect your international experiences in a resume. |
Individual Course Reviews
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Data Science |
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| Instructor: | Nehoray Carmi |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Its challenging curriculum encouraged me to push myself to keep learning more. Israel is known for its tech startups. We had the chance to do internships and apply the knowledge we learned in the course. The assignments are ungraded and we have a final project in the end. |
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