Great experience! Past Review
By Maria Celes Abragan (Middlebury College) - abroad from 08/27/2018 to 12/20/2019 with
Study Away at the Middlebury Institute
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Yes
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
It's very useful for career advancement |
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/week |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Save money on essential items: housing, food |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
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| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | None |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | None |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | 10+ |
Other Program Information
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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? | Be strategic about what classes to take |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Conservation Project Design, Monitoring and Evaluation |
| Course Department: | International Environmental Studies |
| Instructor: | Jeffrey Langholz |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | It was challenging enough and very useful. I learned a lot about the Miradi software widely used in the conservation world which helped me land a job with Environmental Incentives |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Transferring credit was not an issue |
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Ocean Conservation |
| Course Department: | International Environment Policy |
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| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | It was a good course. Uses a lot of useful academic resources relevant to ocean conservation |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No issues transferring the credit |
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