Few resources, but worth it if you can put the work in Past Review
By A student (Middlebury College) - abroad from 01/25/2016 to 05/19/2016 with
The Swedish Program: Stockholm, Sweden
Learned how to spend a lot of time alone
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. |
Not many resources available--very difficult to find good study spots; teachers were not very available for help |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Not very active in helping us adjust to and connect with Stockholm |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Far from the city, but the apartment itself was nice. |
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Food in Stockholm is good but very expensive |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
It's very difficult to meet Swedes! We were also VERY poorly integrated into SSE. Most of us shared no classes with Swedish students, and those of us that had local buddies did not gain much from them. It is totally up to you to put yourself out there. |
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* Health Care:
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| * Safety: |
It's a very safe city, though that is changing |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
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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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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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| Do you have any tips/advice on the best ways to practice the language for future study abroad participants? | It's very hard to study Swedish in Sweden--everyone speaks (and wants to speak) English to you |
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
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | There are not many Americans on the program to choose from |
Individual Course Reviews
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Swedish |
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| Comments: | Swedish was great. Definitely take this class. |
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Europe and the World Economy |
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| Instructor: | Norbäck |
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| Comments: | Econ was alright, but basically just a macro class. The professor was not a very effective--I got stuff out of the course, but only because I studied for myself and did extra work |
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Psychology of Work |
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| Comments: | Quite easy, but an interesting course. Lots of differences about work in Sweden. Would recommend if you have not taken a psych class before. |
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European politics |
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| Comments: | Many did not like this class because of the professor. Though I did not think his teaching was particularly effective, I did think the subject matter was enough to justify taking the class. |
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