Hong Kong was amazing! (but dont expect much from HKU) Past Review
By Katie R (Civil Engineering., Tufts University) for
Tufts Programs Abroad: Tufts in Hong Kong
Absolutely. This is all very cliche, but I got so much more self sufficient living on my own in a completely different place, and so much more self confident. And I got to travel so much and have so many amazing once in a life time experiences
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Cheating is an excepted part of the system- professors did not care. Since I didn't want to cheat (and didnt have the connections even if I'd wanted to) I felt like I was at a disadvantage. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Vera was great. She was so helpful and approachable. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
The dorms were terrible. The people at the front desks were rude. Exchanges were treated completely differently and punished much more harshly |
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So cheap so good |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Hong Kong is amazing- from markets to hiking to night life, I was finding new places until the day I left. It was also so easy to travel around China and south east Asia. This was my favorite part of being abroad. |
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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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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | about $150-200, including going out a few times a week and some travel |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | tampons. expensive in hong kong and impossible to find in mainland china |
Language
| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | you have so much free time at the beginning- travel while you still can |
