An Interesting Year June 07, 2024
By A student (Environmental Studies & Philosophy, Wellesley College) - abroad from 09/27/2023 to 06/14/2024 with
St. Catherine's College, University of Oxford - Visiting Students Program
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I gained a lot of writing skills and social skills, but I did not always feel supported by administration/faculty
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
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
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| 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? | $100 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Ask your home uni for more funding |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | I would make amazing friends and should not worry about that |
Individual Course Reviews
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Ethnobiology |
| Course Department: | Human Sciences |
| Instructor: | Dr. Sarah Edwards |
| Instruction Language: | English |
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Environmental Ethics and Law |
| Course Department: | Law |
| Instructor: | Sarah Levy |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Amazing! So enlightening! |
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