australia: great time at a steep price Past Review
By Robert R (economics and public policy, St. Mary's College of Maryland) for
James Cook University - Townsville: Townsville - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
yes completely worthwhile
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
the grading system was very different then my home university. everything in australia was on the hd, d, c, and p, whereas at home its a, b, c, d, f |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
everyone was so friendly and willing to help whenever needed |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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| * Food: |
the food on campus at George Roberts hall was awful. often times, I ate little to no food because it was so bad |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
traveling all around the south east coast was amazing. sydney, melbourne, the whitsunday islands. all of it was great |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
very safe. only had one minor issue with a bus being egged but other than that, safety was not an issue |
| 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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Direct Enrollment/Exchange
| * Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? | Direct Enrollment |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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Comments
The Office of International Education has recently gone through a personnel change so while the comments about orientation etc. may be true for this student for this period; we have done quite a bit to change this process starting last semester.
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