*Study* Abroad Past Review
By A student (Middlebury College) - abroad from 01/05/2017 to 04/15/2017 with
Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury – CMRS Oxford Humanities Program
I learned more than I have at Middlebury. The tutorial system is something to experience. It's far better than lectures or seminars and even though I entails long hours in the library. The location is top notch. Oxford is an iconic place with a surprising amount of geographic variety and is a short train ride into central London. Honestly this was by far the best semester of my college experience.
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Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
This is *study* abroad |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The academic admins are quirky but the best |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
The program failed to meet my housing request but they were good accommodations nonetheless |
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Got to learn how to make my own meals. It was cool |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Met a lot of Oxford students through activities and also British and Irish people on the trips |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
I had no problems and was able to buy stuff from the local drug store |
| * Safety: |
A lot of homeless people in Oxford but they were part of the experience |
| 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) |
Pretty easily, the supermarket was right around the corner |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
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? | Bring a coat |
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: |
Islamic Architecture |
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| Instructor: | Peter Nagy |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | The tutorial was challenging as I had to teach myself all Islamic politics and history. There were no field trips but the tutor was very cool and had a Hungarian accent. I did more writing and researching than at Middlebury and felt I learned more. |
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English Architecture |
| Course Department: | HARC |
| Instructor: | Antony Buxton |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | The course was moderately difficult. There were a few field trips to local buildings since the subject matter exists in the town of Oxford. The teacher was funny and always knowledgeable. I researched a lot for each essay and enjoyed going to the tutorial |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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Magic and the Occult |
| Course Department: | HIST |
| Instructor: | Paul Monod |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Not so challenging but the teacher was hilarious. The class was like a standard seminar at Middlebury but each meeting was pretty fun to go to. There was no assessment until the very end when came a final paper |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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Independent Paper |
| Course Department: | HIST |
| Instructor: | Paul Monod |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | A challenging and entirely independent experience. This was done entirely in the library for many hours each day and culminated 3 1/2 weeks later with a 25-page paper. It was tough but the end result, a long and comprehensive history, made it worthwhile |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
