Go for the tutorials! August 15, 2025
By Maya B (Political Science, Middlebury College) - abroad from 09/01/2024 to 12/12/2025 with
Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury – CMRS Oxford Humanities Program
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Yes, I learned how to work with secondary literature.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
We had doubles as singles, so I was very satisfied. But during spring, the doubles are very cramped. |
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Food at Keble was good but a long walk |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
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* Health Care:
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| 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) |
If you do not want to cook for yourself, it gets very expensive fast |
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? | You can take a tutorial on anything assuming someone at Oxford is willing to teach it. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Lions and Lilies |
| Course Department: | History |
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| Comments: | Good course, lots of reading with a new topic each week |
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