AMAZING! June 29, 2022
By A student (International Politics and Economics, Middlebury College) - abroad from 01/10/2022 to 05/30/2022 with
University of Edinburgh: Edinburgh - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
You meet so many different people from so many different backgrounds and you learn so much about yourself and the world.
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. |
Professors were on strike for four weeks. |
* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Directly enrolled in the program so there wasn't much administration, |
* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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* Food: |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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* Safety: |
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If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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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) |
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Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Make food during the week and treat yourself on the weekend! Try and not eat out during the week or else it will add up. |
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
* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? |
A Look Back
* What did you like most about the program? |
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* What could be improved? |
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* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | That I wouldn't be living with other exchange students, but rather post-graduate students |
Individual Course Reviews
Course Name/Rating: |
Africa in the Contemporary World |
Course Department: | Political Science |
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Instruction Language: | English |
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South Asia in the World |
Course Department: | Political Science |
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Instruction Language: | English |
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politics of the welfare state |
Course Department: | political science |
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Instruction Language: | English |
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