Great academics poor social integration into local culture Past Review
By A student (Middlebury College) - abroad from 01/03/2019 to 04/12/2019 with
Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury – CMRS Oxford Humanities Program
I think on top of the rigorous academics, this program was good for learning how to live on your own. Also the kids in the program (while isolated from the locals) were very nice.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Tutorial were very challenging but rewarding as a student. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Somewhat small but cool location in the center of oxford. |
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Dining halls at keble we’re super cool. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
The system does not allow individuals to integrate themselves with the community and individuals at keble or other colleges. Furthermore while I wanted to play sports I was denied due to being a study abroad student. |
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* Health Care:
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| * Safety: |
Fairly safe city. |
| 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) |
Oxford and London is expensive |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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* Who did you take classes with?
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 0 |
A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | The amount of work on a weekly basis |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
19th century symphony |
| Course Department: | Music |
| Instructor: | John Traill |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Challenging course given my level of music but very cool. Professor Traill was incredibly understanding and helped me develop my knowledge. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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Christianity and Science |
| Course Department: | Religion |
| Instructor: | John Roche |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Awesome course. Professor Roche was an incredible teacher. He helped me to learn and encouraged me to continually develop. |
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Vikings, Saxons, and Heroic Culture |
| Course Department: | Literature |
| Instructor: | Antje Frotscher |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Lectures were somewhat dry. I felt that this course just scratched the surface of the material and too quickly jumped from reading to reading. The concepts were not entirely well explained by the professor |
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