Summer in Potsdam January 02, 2024
By A student (Architecture, Middlebury College) - abroad from 03/28/2023 to 07/31/2023 with
Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury in Potsdam
My language schools improved greatly and I had a lot of time to explore Berlin and Potsdam and to enjoy the summer which was nice.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Middlebury program provided good support with the tutors and I felt like I always had someone to ask questions to. My language skills definitely improved a lot. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The administration was good in helping us get settled and helping us with all the bureaucratic parts of living in Germany. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I wish it had been closer to the inner city or to my classes but it was clean and quiet so I'm pretty satisfied |
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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) |
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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 |
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? | At German universities the final paper is really all that matters academically and you won't learn that much in class |
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
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Migration of Women |
| Course Department: | Sociology |
| Instructor: | Edith Pichler |
| Instruction Language: | German |
| Comments: | I didn't learn much that I couldn't have guessed by myself and the professor didn't really teach. Every class someone would give a presentation on the theme and then we would discuss. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
