NZ was one of the most amazing places I've ever been, and one of the best experiences of my life Past Review
By Dylan W (Biology, General., Middlebury College) for
University of Otago, New Zealand: Study Abroad Programme
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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. |
The workload was much different, with a lot more emphasis placed on final exams, and lectures were nowhere near as valuable as I'm accustomed to, but it was a nice change and a very valuable educational experience. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
I think the office for international students did a great job setting us up with everything we needed and any resources we might want to help assimilate abroad. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
It would have been nicer to live with less americans, but I understand that the sheer majority of international students were american, limiting that capability. |
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The food was fantastic, simply expensive. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Travelling the country and spending time living with locals was the best way to experience the country |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
I generally felt very safe around my housing and school, and never used the healthcare available. |
| 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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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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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Social Aspects of Language |
| Course Department: | LING112 |
| Instructor: | Anne Feryok |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | The material of the course was very interesting, as was the work we did ourselves. The teaching was not impressive however, and the professor often seemed to take her lessons directly from the textbook, making them unnecessary, on top of being generally not engaging. |
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New Zealand Plant Ecology |
| Course Department: | BTNY223 |
| Instructor: | Katharine Dickinson |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Interesting course, the lab and lecture didn't really complement one another very well, but it was a good course to take while in NZ. |
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ANZAC & It's Legacy |
| Course Department: | HIST105 |
| Instructor: | Tom Brooking |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | This was a very interesting course, something I knew very little about and had little to no chance to study previously. The teacher was extremely knowledgeable on the subject and interesting to hear lecture. |
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Introduction to Conversational Maori |
| Course Department: | MAOR110 |
| Instructor: | Craig Hall |
| Instruction Language: | Maori/English |
| Comments: | Interesting course, a lot of fun, but was surprisingly difficult having no prior experience with Maori or any related languages |
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Comments
I'm amending my last comment; I have found that information, so the lack of clarity was on my end.
Dylan4 February 10, 2012
