It was Magical! Past Review
By A student (Southern Utah University) - abroad from 06/07/2017 to 06/19/2017 with
SUU: Harry Potter in the UK
I feel that I gained insight into a different pacing of life, and also a deeper appreciation for the Harry Potter series and how JK Rowling's culture inspired her writing.
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Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
I hoped for more formal instruction to complement the course material, but the assignments were quite rigorous. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Not applicable. |
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Our professor aleays had great recommendations and we were encouraged to be adventurous. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
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* Health Care:
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
I loved going with other students and professors from SUU. I may not take the same class if I went again, but I would want to do a similar program set up. |
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? | $120 to $150 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Saving is worth it. You are only there once, so you don't want to have to worry too much about pimchimg pennies. It is easy to live cheap while abroad, just as easy as at home, but half the trip for me was trying things there that I couldn't at home. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 0 |
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 had pre-bought more tickets to West End and the Globe. I was still able to see two shows while I was there, but it would have been awesome to do more! |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Academic or LinguistYou went abroad with specific academic goals in mind; the program credentials and rigor of your coursework abroad were very important to you. You had a great time abroad, but never lost sight of your studies and (if applicable) were diligent with your foreign language study. Good for you! |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Topics in Literature: Harry Potter |
| Course Department: | England |
| Instructor: | Dr. Kyle Bishop |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | The location was put to good use and instruction covered a combination of gaining skills abroad as well as course material. The assignments were enjoyable and intense, but my one regret is that lectures sort of petered out after thefirst week. I hoped for more on sight instruction comnected directly to the course material. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Nope. It was through SUU. |
