Abroad101: Study Abroad Reviews

challenging, cozy Past Review

By (Middlebury College) - abroad from 09/04/2019 to 12/15/2019 with

Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury – CMRS Oxford Humanities Program

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
philosophy experience + midd friends. yes.

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? 2 weeks - 1 month

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

* Food:

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? Yes

Finances

* 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)

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? No

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

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  • Dorm
* Who did you live with?

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  • Americans
* Who did you take classes with?

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  • Americans
About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? 0

A Look Back

* What did you like most about the program?
  • program people
  • location
* What could be improved?
  • too much focus on medieval times
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? that there was so much a focus on medieval history

Individual Course Reviews

Course Name/Rating:

philosophy of the mind

Course Department: philosophy
Instructor: Jordan Bell
Instruction Language: English
Comments: Challenging, great professor, would have liked more modern material/flexibility in reading lists
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