Korea: Great without Simmons College Past Review
By A student (Simmons College) - abroad from 07/28/2016 to 08/15/2016 with
Simmons College: South Korea: Principles of Management (SLIS 404)
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Ehh, I had some great conversations with locals while waiting for busses and the country was great. I got nothing from the class itself.
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 |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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| * Food: |
Kind of annoying that we were personally responsible for all but 2 meals while living in a dorm situation. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
The country itself was great. The support staff we were provided was terrible. As long as there were changes to the staff it would be amazing. |
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? | about $300-500 for the 2 weeks |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Save as much as possible and don't buy things the first week if it can be avoided. most of your money will go to food. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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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
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | I wish I knew how much hadn't happened before we went to be better prepared on site. |
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