Abroad101: Study Abroad Reviews

Best summer ever! Past Review

By (BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES., SUNY - Albany) - abroad from 06/14/2010 to 08/21/2010 with

Semester at Sea Study Abroad: Make the World Your Campus

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
totally worth it, I learned I need to be more adventurous

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? None

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

* Food:

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

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

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)

it was slightly hard cause I just wanted to buy everything lol

* Was housing included in your program cost? Yes
* Was food included in your program cost? Yes
Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? textbooks, field excursions
Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? buy your FDPs before embarking

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? No

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

Select all that apply

  • Other
* Who did you live with?

Select all that apply

  • Americans
* Who did you take classes with?

Select all that apply

  • 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?
  • the chance to travel
  • meeting new people
  • to do what my sister did
* What could be improved?
  • longer stay in ports
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? I wish I did more stuff in the ports