Abroad101: Study Abroad Reviews

should come if you are from a LAC/or smaller school May 11, 2023

By (Brandeis University) - abroad from 01/08/2023 to 04/24/2023 with

National University of Singapore: Singapore - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
skills, friendships, and personal confidence. very eye-opening and met a lot of friends

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? 6 months+

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

super rigorous! THEY HAVE A BELL CURVE WHICH I DIDN'T PREVIOUSLY KNOW. make sure to take classes that don't require as much testing, it could take up about 50% of the overall grade.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

extremely tight!

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

utown is wonderful

* Food:

feels like home!

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

i went to a lot of events so that integrated me really well, but in order to really get to know the locals you had to be super outgoing

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

really professional, they ran it like a business though

* Safety:

never any danger really, singapore is too safe lol

If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? Yes

extremely rigorous wonderful classes and material feels like a BootCamp, only in southeast asia

Finances

* 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)

doable! food is very very cheap

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? No

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

Select all that apply

  • Dorm
* Who did you live with?

Select all that apply

  • Americans
  • International Students
* Who did you take classes with?

Select all that apply

  • Local Students
  • Americans
  • International Students
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?
  • nus facility and dorm
  • exchange students
  • food
* What could be improved?
  • too rigorous
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? THE GRADE IS BELL CURVE. PLEASE NOTE SO DON'T TAKE ANYTHING SUPER HARD AND COMPETE WITH EVERYONE (YOUR HOME GPA WILL SINK)