Study Abroad in Australia Past Review
By Michelle (Physical Therapy/Therapist., University of Hartford) for
Macquarie University: Sydney - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
It was the best semester of my life. I learned alot about myself and my friends back home. I know who I can count on and I know which friends that I have made that I will keep in touch with. I now have a thrist for travel. I am already going to San Diego this Spring Break to meet up with a friend I made in Australia.
Personal Information
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | University of South Pacific and Macquarie University |
| The term and year this program took place: | Fall 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 |
Amy Ryan was amazing!!! The Stamford office was hard to sometimes reach. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Really nice and RAs put on some great programs. |
| * Food: |
I did all my own shopping or went out to eat. Don't eat on campus!!! People got food posioning. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Great Barrier free was amazing!!!!!! Go there. Blue mountains was alot of fun. Go on trips with clubs on campus. I went on a wine tour and made more friends through it. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Sydney feels much safer than New York City. I did not get sick to where I needed to go to healthcare facilities. |
| 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? | I got $295 USD each month from the program on my debit card. I cooked most of my food. So i had leftover money on that to buy other things. I spent $2000 of my own money for the semester. |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | The optional Great Barrier Reef trip only had carry-on luggage paid for and there was an optional day of activities. |
Language
| Language acquisition improvement? |
N/A Australians speak English. |
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? | Ask as many questions you can to people that have gone on the program or at least to the same University. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Illness and Healing |
| Course Department: | ANTH 274 |
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| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | You need a prior knowledge of Anthropology. Aborignies are a major focus of the course. No participation in lectures, but a lot of participation in Tutorial. The whole class is Australian. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No idea yet. Grades are not in yet. |
