Australia: Living it up in Townsville Past Review
By Walter F (Chemistry., St. Mary's College of Maryland) for
James Cook University - Townsville: Townsville - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
Hopefully. It's making senior year hard, but it was a blast of a time.
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. |
Its difficult to go from a multi-test system to a one final, 50-60% of your grade system. That was a bit of a problem. It's a beautiful and fun place, and they all speak English(kinda)! |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
They had bad hours, but were willing to help with anything and figure out any situation. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Need to buy sheets. Good to bring them with you or determine your flight times well. Getting there, and then realizing you only have a mattress to sleep on could be a bummer. |
| * Food: |
They worked with my vegetarianism, but there were very limited choices, if any. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
I didn't do anything specifically through my program, but I did get to live in the tropics and pet a kangaroo and wallaby and koala. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
It's a pretty safe city. I haven't heard of anything happening. |
| 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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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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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | It's expensive, but very rewarding. For someone with limited foreign language skills, but a laid back attitude, this is the place. |
