TAU was the best thing ever Past Review
By Hannah Kressel (Brandeis University) - abroad from 01/14/2019 to 05/26/2019 with
Tel Aviv University: Undergraduate Semester / Year in Israel
major language improvement; I had a lot of Israel experience prior to this but now I feel I really know Tel Aviv
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. |
Hebrew program was excellent -- I learned a lot environmental class was really fun overall, lectures were long and dull |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
allowed me to move from dorm setting to apartment setting mail service was confusing Madrichim were awesome |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I lived in apartments -- very nice, in sarona |
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amazing food in city; pretty good food on campus; slightly pricey |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
program set us up with insurance but otherwise was student's job to plan appointments; doctor I saw was extremely helpful and fluent in English |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
overall helpful staff; large variety of classes; I really felt integrated in tel avivian culture and world |
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) |
Tel Aviv is pricey |
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? | Intermediate |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | Advanced |
Direct Enrollment/Exchange
| * Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? | Direct Enrollment |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | def request apartments if possible from the start |
