5 Months in Shanghai with the Education Abroad Network Past Review
By A student (International Business/Finance, University of South Carolina - Columbia) - abroad from 02/14/2012 to 07/07/2012 with
The Education Abroad Network (TEAN): Shanghai - Fudan University
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I learned a lot about the culture while I was over there, and my language skills got better as well. The whole experience abroad definitely helped me grow as a person. My experience studying abroad was the greatest experience of my life. If I could do it over again I would take that opportunity in a heartbeat.
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Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Housing:
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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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
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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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| * Was housing included in your program cost? | Yes |
| * Was food included in your program cost? | No |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $50 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Try to stick with eating Chinese food over Western food, because it's cheaper |
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? | Intermediate |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | Intermediate Chinese |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | |
| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | Find a chinese speaking partner that you can talk to in Chinese |
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? | I wish I had known to bring more makeup and hair stuff from home because they didn't have much over in China, or it was very different. |
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