Excellent Program, Canada is a long way from New Mexico Past Review
By Rogelio B (Bachelor in Animal Science, New Mexico State University) for
University of Alberta International: Edmonton - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
It was worth, i learned a lot from it.
Personal Information
| The term and year this program took place: | Fall 2009 |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Excelent Academic programs, could work a little more on their teachers (i'm an animal science major, nutrition teacher only knew about poultry nutrition). Expect a lot of work and assignments, also, the maximum permitted credits it's 9 |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Excelent program, very helpful |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Good place to live, very friendly people. |
| * Food: |
Food is good but very expensive, expect to spend more than 25 dollars if you go to a restaurant |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Excelent people, very conservative as well. Friendly and respectful |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
No incidents were reported, you don't really see police in the streest, very safe city. |
| 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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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | If you like to go out to bars and such, alcohol is very expensive (5.75 for a pint, 45 dlls for a 24 pack) And if you smoke, cigarettes are expensive as well |
A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Be prepared to spend money in winter-wear, jackets can get very expensive (200-400 dlls) and you WILL need them since temperatures get very low. Make sure you are ready to spend money on food as well |
