Enjoyable, but academically not rewarding Past Review
By A student (Middlebury College) - abroad from 09/09/2019 to 12/19/2019 with
University of St. Andrews: St. Andrews - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I learned how to work independently. Relatively worthwhile
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
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* Host Country Program Administration
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
St Andrews is very similar to my home institution, I wish I'd done something more unique. I also found the academic culture very different, and feel that in many ways it's not worth it unless you have enough time there to grow accustomed to it. |
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? | ~$150 |
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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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 you can take first and second year courses even as a junior studying abroad |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Mind, Body, and Soul: Literature in the Enlightenment |
| Course Department: | English |
| Instructor: | Dr Tom Jones |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Professor was fantastic, course itself was very dry. The final grade was solely made up of a paper and final exam. |
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Atomic Cultures |
| Course Department: | English |
| Instructor: | Dr James Purdon |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | interesting course material, nice and helpful professor. Grade was only two papers and a final exam |
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