Good February 12, 2025
By Lissbeth M (Economics, Wellesley College) - abroad from 08/03/2024 to 12/18/2024 with
Middlebury Schools Abroad: Middlebury in Puerto Rico
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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. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Although, I did have someone watching over me, I didn't live with them This made it difficult at the time of grocery shopping, or wanting to go somewhere. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
The housing was nice. But the person renting me the apartment didn't want to fix the lighting, and the roach infestation I had. |
| * Food: |
Food expensive. I had to cook. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
UPR has a nice group of students. (MEBO org) |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
I didn't feel I was challenged. I felt my forming situation wasn't the best given the roach infestation. The lack of communication from UPR and the changing of calendar dates. |
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? | $200 |
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? | Advanced |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Fluent |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | 200 level |
| 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 could be improved? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | price of food on the grocery stores. |
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! |
