Getting lost and finding my way back home Past Review
By A student (Middlebury College) - abroad from 01/11/2016 to 12/16/2016 with
University of East Anglia: Norwich - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
I really grew as an individual in a way I did not feel I had access to at Middlebury. It was much more independent and liberating in a city as opposed to a small town
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Not as rigorous as Middlebury, but it gave time to explore interests and the culture, as well as the city. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Study abroad at UEA was helpful when needed! |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
The village is an absolutely lovely place to live and is a quite convenient location. |
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Loved cooking for myself and managing my own funds. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
All the friends I made abroad were from my host country, not other Americans or International students. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
I had several issues my first semester abroad and the health center was easily accessible, and receiving prescription medication was inexpensive and fast. |
| * Safety: |
I felt safer in the UK than I ever did at Middlebury. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
I did it all over again and chose the same program. I was so happy at UEA that upon my return to the US I promptly called Middlebury and asked if it would be possible for me to return abroad to UEA for Autumn 2016. |
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) |
The stipend provided as a result of the direct exchange is enough to barely cover a students basic food necessities. It does not account for seeing a doctor, buying cooking ware, feminine and hygiene products, transport of any kind around the uni/city. |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | approximately 70 pounds per week |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Students are highly recommended to have a fairly large personal stipend for activities and emergencies. |
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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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 10+ |
A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | I wish I knew how many personal expenses there would be. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Race and Racism in the United States |
| Course Department: | American Studies |
| Instructor: | Becky Avila |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | It was an excellent class primarily because of the small seminar nature of it. It was quite reading heavy but all the material we interacted with was relevant and informative. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | I had no issues. |
