Great For Experiencing Engineering August 01, 2022
By A student (Engineering, Middlebury College) - abroad from 06/24/2021 to 06/07/2022 with
Middlebury - Dartmouth Engineering Dual Degree: Domestic Exchange in New Hampshire
It was truly worthwhile. I took great classes and learned a lot. I made friends and built cool projects. I was on a sports team and competed at a higher level than I ever thought I could.
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 courses were challenging, but rewarding. All the resources I needed were available to me. I learned a lot. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The Dartmouth admin in charge of my program was very helpful. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I lived in Dartmouth dorms. They were small but okay. I never got to choose my roommates, which I didn't like. |
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It was standard college food. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
I did not interact with the town of Hanover, but I felt like I was a part of the school. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
The closest thing to this was sports medicine, which was helpful when I needed it. |
| * Safety: |
I usually felt safe, even walking around late at night. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
My only other option for engineering would have been Columbia. I prefer the Dartmouth campus and the 2-1-1-1 nature. I wouldn't give up engineering. |
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) |
It was the same as Middlebury. |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 0 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Utilize the meal plan. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Direct Enrollment/Exchange
| * Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? | Exchange |
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? | Labs take a lot of time. |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
| To help future students find programs attended by like-minded individuals, please choose the profile that most closely represents you. |
The Academic or LinguistYou went abroad with specific academic goals in mind; the program credentials and rigor of your coursework abroad were very important to you. You had a great time abroad, but never lost sight of your studies and (if applicable) were diligent with your foreign language study. Good for you! |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Religion in North America |
| Course Department: | Religion |
| Instructor: | Randall Balmer |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | The course was similar to a high school history class. There were papers. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No issues. |
| Course Name/Rating: |
Systems |
| Course Department: | Engineering |
| Instructor: | Ulf Osterberg |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Reasonably challenging. Teacher was great. There were projects and exams |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No issues. |
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Discrete and Probabilistic Systems |
| Course Department: | Engineering |
| Instructor: | George Cybenko |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Course was reasonably challenging. Professor was knowledgeable. There were exams and a final project. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No issues. |
| Course Name/Rating: |
Intro to Engineering |
| Course Department: | Engineering |
| Instructor: | Scott Snyder |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | This course is very challenge by choice. I took it seriously and got a lot out of it. Teacher was great. The whole class is one large project with presentaitons. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No issues. |
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Linear and Digital Circuits |
| Course Department: | Engineering |
| Instructor: | Kofi Odame |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Challenging course. Very rewarding. There was a final project in addition to homework and labs. The teacher was great. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No issues. |
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Science and Supersitition |
| Course Department: | Philosophy |
| Instructor: | Peter Lewis |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Course was reasonably challenging and there were interesting readings. The teacher was knowledgable. There were exams and a final paper. |
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Machine Learning |
| Course Department: | Computer Science |
| Instructor: | Soroush Vosoughi |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Course was reasonably challenging. I learned a lot and the professor was great. There was homework and a final project. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No issues. |
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Distributed Systems and Fields |
| Course Department: | Engineering |
| Instructor: | Ulf Osterberg |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Course was quite challenging. The teacher really knows his stuff and was great. There was homework, labs, and exams. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No issues. |
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Digital Electronics |
| Course Department: | Engineering |
| Instructor: | Geoffrey Luke |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Reasonably challenging, but very fun and rewarding. Professor was knowledgeable. There was a final exam and a final project in addition to homeworks and labs. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No issues. |