JCU in Townsville Past Review
By Alexander S (mechanucal engineering, University of Hartford) for
James Cook University - Townsville: Townsville - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
It was because if I didn't get to study abroad then I would have never got to Australia and New Zealand for so long.
Personal Information
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | the university of hartford |
| The term and year this program took place: | Spring 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 |
The only strength it had was getting you were you needed to go and introduce you to some other people. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Every thing was good but it was hard to get to know everyone. |
| * Food: |
It was good but it was still school food. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Well it let you fend for yourself that is for shore. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Well I had two heath cards one give to me form each school which was weird and I didn't have to use ether. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
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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 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 100$ |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | You have to pay for every sports thing you do. |
Language
| Language acquisition improvement? |
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Other Program Information
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* Who did you take classes with?
Select all that apply |
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | When you travel be watchful of your stuff. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Engineering Dynamics |
| Course Department: | eg 1011 |
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| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | It was very difficult because I did not take statics. That is the prerequisite for the course. |
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Intro to Psychology |
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| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | There was a lot of material, and it was boring. The Tutorials were good. |
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Exporation of the Pacific and Australia |
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| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | This was my favorite course I worked very hard on this course and got a grate grade. There was a lot of work for an elective class but I learned a lot of interesting stuff. |
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Intro to photography |
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| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | It was easy and fun. There are a lot of Americans in the course. The final was kinda bull but it was still a good course and it made you explore your surroundings. |
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