Abroad101: Study Abroad Reviews

So this is how I ended up standing on my ancestor’s grave in Westminster Abbey. Past Review

By (Accounting and Related Services., SUNY - College at Geneseo) - abroad from 07/05/2012 to 08/06/2012 with

SUNY Geneseo: Oxford - Humanities Course

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Strangely I realized, not through homesickness(I did not get home sick) but simply through spending time in other parts of Europe, that I love where I live and the United States more than anywhere else I visited.

Personal Information

If you took classes at multiple universities, list those universities here: New College
How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? 2 weeks - 1 month

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

Best four weeks of my life.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

* Food:

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

I had a fever one night. I tried to call Dr. Drake and his phone was off.

* Safety:

If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? Yes

Finances

* 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)

* Was housing included in your program cost? Yes
* Was food included in your program cost? Yes
Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? $150

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? No

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

Select all that apply

  • Dorm
* Who did you live with?

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  • Americans
* Who did you take classes with?

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  • Americans

A Look Back

* What did you like most about the program?
  • The availability to travel on the weekends.
  • The freedom to be my own tour guide and see what I wanted to see, not be strapped down by group wide tours.
  • Studying abroad with other Geneseo Students.
* What could be improved?
  • We saw "The Woman In Black" a horror play in London. It was not optional. I will admit I lost sleep over the following week of the trip because of how scared I was from that play.
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? My experience in Oxford was not very exotic, it was very similar to american culture. So I have no answer for this question.