Abroad101: Study Abroad Reviews

fun but hungry and tired but learned to write April 03, 2023

By (English Language and Literature, Middlebury College) - abroad from 08/31/2022 to 12/10/2022 with

Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury – CMRS Oxford Humanities Program

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
i learned to write and organize thoughts, it was worthwhile

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? 0-2 weeks

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? No

i would have gone to another country, preferably chile or uruguay

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)

very hard to budget food and personal expenses, was very stressed and impacted my studies and focus

Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? 50

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? No

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

Select all that apply

  • Dorm
* Who did you live with?

Select all that apply

  • Americans
* Who did you take classes with?

Select all that apply

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

A Look Back

* What did you like most about the program?
  • local friends
  • london
  • nature meadows
* What could be improved?
  • preparation for intense workload
  • trips taking us to large bodies of water, lets not got to kipling's estate?
  • lectures that focus on medieval critical race theory
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? how seperated we are from oxford students, wished we took classes with them

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 Linguist
You 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:

narrative
Course Department: creative writing
Instructor:
Instruction Language: english
Comments: she was a helpful creative writing professor. very responsive. very nice
Credit Transfer Issues: no
Course Name/Rating:

gothic nature
Course Department: english
Instructor:
Instruction Language: english
Comments: super hard, class was different and more rigorus than midd class. learned so so much and loed it
Credit Transfer Issues:
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research
Course Department: n/a
Instructor:
Instruction Language: english
Comments: amazing, so supportive advisor, loved. her and my researcg
Credit Transfer Issues:
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shakespeare
Course Department: english
Instructor:
Instruction Language: engilsj
Comments: yes, very challenging. learned a lot about shakespeare, didn't particpate as much but enjoyed absorbing info
Credit Transfer Issues: