London Calling! Past Review

By (Cognitive Science., University of California - Merced) for

University of California EAP (UCEAP): London - UC London Bloomsbury Center

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I am now more accepting and sympathetic towards other cultures. I now want to study business so I can travel and interact with others in those european countries

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? 0-2 weeks

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?

* Food:

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

there are too many to describe!

* 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

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? maybe 50 pounds
Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? just double how much it is so you will not be as much in shock at your account as you were

Language

How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? None

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

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  • Apartment
* Who did you live with?

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  • Americans
* Who did you take classes with?

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  • Americans

A Look Back

* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? Those who can appreciate everything about Britain. The history, the art, the theatre, and grow fond of the gray weather looming over you every day. I Love all of those aspects now!