It was pretty cool I guess Past Review
By A student (Middlebury College) - abroad from 08/31/2018 to 12/16/2018 with
Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury in Hangzhou
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
It helped my language capabilities and increased my adaptability to the culture. It was worthwhile
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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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
It helped my language capabilities a lot and I made some good friends in the process. |
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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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? | 300 |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | 10+ |
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? | Try harder to get out and do stuff instead of stressing over the coursework. |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Nearly Native or Trail BlazerCraving the most authentic experience possible, perhaps you lived with a host family or really got in good with the locals. You may have felt confined by your program requirements and group excursions. Instead, you'd have preferred to plan your own trips, even skipping class to conduct your own 'field work.' |
Individual Course Reviews
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Chinese Films |
| Course Department: | chinese |
| Instructor: | Shi |
| Instruction Language: | Chinese |
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Classical Chinese 1 |
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| Instructor: | Wu |
| Instruction Language: | Chinese |
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one on one - Chinese Medicine |
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| Instructor: | Shi |
| Instruction Language: | Chinese |
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Hangzhou Studies |
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| Instructor: | depends |
| Instruction Language: | Chinese |
| Comments: | It was a pain, but to the best of my knowledge they have adjusted the course by now |
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