The Professors were Excellent Past Review
By Kathy Ray (Boston University) - abroad from 07/01/2017 to 07/29/2017 with
Tufts University European Center: Tufts Summit Program in France
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
I'm the parent of a 17 year old rising senior who attended the program. She felt that she worked as hard as she had on any of her AP courses, but with more focus and intensity on just the two subject areas of French and International Relations. There was homework at night after long but fun days. The professors were excellent. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Not everyone had the closeness that developed with the host family, but she got incredibly lucky and now considers them her French family. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
not applicable |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
Challenging, great field trips to historic and course-relevant locations, regular outdoor hiking in local Alps with knowledgeable guide |
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? | shopping, souvenirs: $75-100 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | no |
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 |
As the only student at the host home, French was spoken exclusively |
| 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 |
| What was the highest level language course you had completed prior to departure? | 5 years of French |
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Other Program Information
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Individual Course Reviews
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| Instruction Language: | English, French |
| Comments: | Challenging, great field trips to historic and course-relevant locations, regular outdoor hiking in local Alpes with knowledgeable guide |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No credit recieved |
