Lots of work, better Chinese, not as much fun. Past Review
By A student (Middlebury College) - abroad from 08/28/2019 to 12/11/2019 with
Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury in Beijing
I learned a lot of vocabulary
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. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Too much time studying, not enough free time. Immersion would have been better if I had just taken the semester off and lived/ worked in China. I had more real speaking practice touring around with my mother after the program ended than I had the entire time I was in the program. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
I would have spent the time living in the country without course work. I would have gotten more natural language practice this way. |
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) |
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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $100 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Go to China |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
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| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | Intermediate |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Advanced |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | 2.5 |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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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? |
A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | You only need to bring a well-packed backpack! People bring too much clothing. |
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: |
Chinese Politics |
| Course Department: | School Abroad |
| Instructor: | Qian Bo |
| Instruction Language: | Chinese |
| Comments: | Everything was great. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No issues |
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Hot Topics |
| Course Department: | Chinese |
| Instructor: | Lu |
| Instruction Language: | Chinese |
| Comments: | Very interesting course material. Lots of homework |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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Exploring Beijing |
| Course Department: | Chinese |
| Instructor: | Zhang |
| Instruction Language: | Chinese |
| Comments: | Great field trips, learned a lot |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
