Abroad101: Study Abroad Reviews

The best 5 months of my entire life Past Review

By (Middlebury College) - abroad from 07/19/2017 to 11/22/2017 with

The University of New South Wales: Sydney - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I learned so much. I learned how to be independent, live on my own, and make new friends and have new experiences in a foreign place. It was 10000% worthwhile.

Review Photos

The University of New South Wales: Sydney - Direct Enrollment & Exchange Photo

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? None

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

I lived off campus

* Food:

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

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

The program was very accommodating and easy to get to from my location.

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)

Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? $100
Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? Make food at home, eating out is expensive.

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? No

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

* Where did you live?

Select all that apply

  • Apartment
* Who did you live with?

Select all that apply

  • Americans
* Who did you take classes with?

Select all that apply

  • Local Students
  • Americans
  • International Students
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?
  • The teachers
  • The workload
  • The location
* What could be improved?
  • The grading
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? I wish I knew the restrictions on classes that we could take at the program for middlebury.

Reasons For Studying Abroad

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The Outright Urbanite
A social butterfly, you're happiest in bustling cities with hip people, and took advantage of all it had to offer. You enjoyed the nightlife, and had fun going out dancing, and socializing with friends. Fun-loving and dressed to the nines, you enjoyed discovering new restaurants, shops, cafes, and bars in your host country.

Individual Course Reviews

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Literature Labratory
Course Department: English
Instructor: Julian Murphet
Instruction Language: English
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Poetry and Poetics

Course Department: English
Instructor: Sean Pryor
Instruction Language: English
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Global Literatures
Course Department: English
Instructor: Fiona Morrison
Instruction Language: English
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Australian Legends
Course Department: History
Instructor:
Instruction Language: English
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