Some Organizational Issues but Overall a Great Program Full of Great People Past Review
By Emily G (Anthropology, The College of Wooster) for
Siena School for Liberal Arts: Siena - Semester & Summer Programs
Absolutely! I have made some really great friends through the program that I hope to stay in contact with for a very long time.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
We were in class a lot more that I am at my university in the US which got frustrating at times. However, we had little homework. Book art was amazing, but some of the other classes need to be reworked a bit. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
They are really great people, but some situations were not handled the best and they were a bit disorganized. They did plan a couple of fun day trips though. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I loved my host family, it was a great experience to get to live with them. |
| * Food: |
Of course the food was amazing! |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
They planned some fun day trips to a vineyard, another hill town, and a soccer game, but they also mentioned day trips we were going to go on but they never happened. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
I always felt safe in Siena. |
| 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 |
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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| Language acquisition improvement? |
The host family was what really helped my Italian. I did not know any going into the program and the Italian language class was helpful but the host family really forced me to use my Italian which was good. |
Other Program Information
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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? | Spend time with your host family, travel to other parts of the country but don't try to do too much that it becomes stressful. Eat as much of the food as you can! |
