Ghana- Enjoy Your Life! Past Review
By Adriana B (Humanities Justice Studies, SUNY - Binghamton) for
University of Ghana: Accra - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
It was worthwhile because I made it worthwhile. You have to honestly want to be engaged into a program such as this.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The professor's grading system is highly unfair. If the project is based on personal interest, and there aren't any specific rules then it is unjust that all the students be severely penalized in his grading! |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
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| * Food: |
I was not pleased that accomodations were not made for me and other students given the fact that the food was too spicy. |
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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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| 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? | no less than 75 cedis a week |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | There are a lot of nice gifts that are attractive which students may want to buy, also outside food is expensive. |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
| Language acquisition improvement? |
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| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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Other Program Information
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* 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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