Adventures in London Past Review
By Monica E (Apparel Design & Marketing, Kansas State University) for
Regent’s University London: Direct Enrollment & Exchange
I learned a lot about myself during this experience and I would recommend it to everyone even considering studying aborad.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
The neighborhood was not good at all and the people who ran the apartment complex were very unfriendly. I had to buy a few things for the kitchen because we were missing several items. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Excellent cultural events that were planned for students to take part in |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
London is a very safe city and had plenty of clinics and hospitals if anything would happen to someone. |
| 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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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | Around $100 to $200 on food, shopping, and school supplies. |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Nothing that I can think of. |
Language
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
Direct Enrollment/Exchange
| * Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? | Direct Enrollment |
Other Program Information
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Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Fashion Trends |
| Course Department: | FASH 301 |
| Instructor: | Virginia Grose |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Good course, I don't feel like I learned as much in this course because she rarely lectured and assigned the least amount of homework but still a fun class. |
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Historical and Contextual Studies |
| Course Department: | FASH 212 |
| Instructor: | Angella Purnell |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Another excellent course. I learned a lot about the history of fashion. It was a lot to cram in to 10 weeks but I thought the instructor did a good job of covering everything in the amount of time she had. |
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Creative Drape |
| Course Department: | FASH 300 |
| Instructor: | Michael Azu |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | I really enjoyed this course. My instructor really pushed me to do my best and helped me in any way he possibly could. I really learned a lot in this course. |
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