The craziest, happiest, exciting, and best time of my life. Past Review
By A student (Illinois State University) - abroad from 01/17/2012 to 05/27/2012 with
University of Limerick: Limerick - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
I gained a lot of confidence. I gained friends of a life time who I miss every day. I gained a closer relationship with my family. It was all definitely worthwhile.
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. |
I was taught differently while abroad. This challenged me positively. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
They were always there to help and their international system was well put together. Teachers were understanding and advisers very useful. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
The managers were easy to contact and friendly. The style of the apartments were perfect. You get your own room, but share with others providing social contact with other students. |
| * Food: |
Barely ate out; cooked mostly. I enjoyed the food I had when we ate out or cooked at home. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
I felt at home. I had family in my host country; therefore, I felt right at home. I integrated with the students and their culture extremely well. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
I had step throat while being abroad. I've had it before and knew I had it but they insisted I see a nurse first before a doctor. After walking 15 minutes to go see a nurse, they made me make a doctors appointment for later that day. I was not feeling well and wanted to stay in bed and not walk back and forth. Luckily a friend had a car to drive me to the pharmacy. It was not a terrible experience but it was more difficult then it should have been. I was able to talk to a doctor and get my medicine in due time. |
| * Safety: |
Friends are always there looking out for you. There were always security walking around campus, especially at night. I never felt threatened. |
| 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) |
I couldn't have done it without my parents, but that was known from the beginning of this process. |
| * Was housing included in your program cost? | Yes |
| * Was food included in your program cost? | Yes |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | 100 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Cook as much as you can. If planning to travel, book trips a little while ahead of time. |
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
| * 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? | That I could have stayed longer. I wish I stayed awhile during the summer or traveled a little over the summer. |
