Best English lanuage study abroad program out there, hands down! Past Review
By A student (Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics., Middlebury College) - abroad from 01/16/2012 to 06/22/2012 with
University of Cambridge, Pembroke College: Cambridge - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
I became a better student, writer, and reader and learned to live more independently. It was by far one of the most worthwhile experiences of my life.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Incredibly helpful, kind, and available! |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I had an extremely large single room with its own bathroom that had a toilet, shower, and bathtub...it was cleaned weekly (including a change of sheets). It could not have been better! |
| * Food: |
Pembroke has delicious, affordable food! |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Being in a Cambridge college setting makes social life easy and fun - I loved getting to know the Pembroke students and did not feel that my social life in any way was dominated by Americans. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
Didn't have any issues but the nurse was very nice and apparently very available. |
| * Safety: |
Cambridge is very, very safe and the safety measures individual colleges take make the experience all the more safe. |
| 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) |
England is expensive but the food options in Pembroke made it as affordable and good tasting as possible. No complaints. |
| * Was housing included in your program cost? | Yes |
| * Was food included in your program cost? | No |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 50 pounds. |
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
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 10+ |
A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Perhaps I would have appreciated more information on how English essays are graded and what is expected of them but I honestly figured this out within a couple of weeks. |
