China: don't get hit by the taxi drivers Past Review
By Jaemin C (Accounting, SUNY - Binghamton) for
SUNY Binghamton: Shanghai - Chinese Business Language & Culture at Fudan University
The Program overall has broadened my cultural experience for sure, and improved my conversational Chinese. It has made me aspire to one day work in a big city in China.
Personal Information
| If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: | N/A |
| 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. |
The workload unfortunately was a bit unfair because certain students had more Chinese experience than others. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
our program administrator was accessible and supported us with information we needed. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
unfortunately living with all American students did not help my conversational Chinese. Also our area was far away from the inner city of Shanghai. |
| * Food: |
Food was cheap, however sanitation should be carefully observed if you are going to eat anywhere in the district |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Visiting the World Expo, organized by one of our teachers as an memorable experience |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
The city of shanghai is an overall safe city, with the exception of the traffic scene there. there were no prevalent health issues to mention. |
| 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? | approximately 700 RMB was spent every week on food and personal expenses |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | We were not informed of some extra costs for rent when first arriving at the apartment complex |
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? |
professors, students, most people spoke Mandarin Chinese |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Students looking to benefit their Chinese while visiting an exciting city like Shanghai should enroll in this program |
