An Eye-Opening Adventure Past Review
By A student (English Language and Literature, Middlebury College) - abroad from 09/16/2015 to 12/12/2015 with
University of East Anglia: Norwich - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I learned so much while being abroad: how to live independently, how to shed judgment and prejudice, how to live in the moment. It was definitely worthwhile.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
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* Overall educational experience
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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? | $60 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Collect the stipends evenly throughout the semester - if you collect them all at once, it'll be even more tempting to spend it! |
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? | Exchange |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | There is a lot of independent work and reading for the classes. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Eighteenth Century Writing |
| Course Department: | English Literatures |
| Instructor: | James Wood |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | This class was not particularly enlightening and often the seminars were poorly facilitated. However, independent reading material was informative and interesting. We were assessed through one final paper. |
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American Women Writers of the 20th Century |
| Course Department: | American Studies |
| Instructor: | Maggie Selby |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | I really enjoyed this class. The atmosphere was relaxed and the professor was wonderful! We had several very interesting discussions. The seminars were two hours once a week and we were assessed by two summative papers and a group presentation. |
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Charles Dickens: Beyond Reality |
| Course Department: | English Literatures |
| Instructor: | Bharat Tandon |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | This was one of my favorite (but most challenging) classes while abroad. It was structured as a three hour seminar once a week and while there was heavy independent reading, the professor had many interesting discussion points. We were assessed through two summative paper assignments and had several formative assignments that did not count towards our grade. The professor was very invested in helping with our work and provided a lot of supplemental material. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | I emailed the English department before I enrolled the course and they said they believed it would be an English elective. |
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