University of Sussex: A Break Semester Past Review

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

I took one level 1 course, three level 2 courses, and one level 3 course. The level three course was equivalent to the workload and difficulty at my home institution. The level one class was a COMPLETE joke. I only attended class two times all term and scored a final mark of 98. The level two courses were not quite that easy, but still did not compare to my home institution, they required almost no outside studying.

On-site administration of your program

The host country study abroad program office is a complete joke. None of the workers seem to know anything and will continually send you to other offices throughout campus to try to get you the correct answer. They sent out "weekly" emails not every week but monthly, they were horrible at communicating information to ALL of the study abroad students. I would not recommend coming to this university AT ALL.

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

The housing was awful. The rooms were far too small, one of the two showers that my hall uses (13 people) was not in service for over two months, the cooking package that we had to pay for was the cheapest stuff I have ever bought and all of us had to end up buying our own supplies in town because they were so awful, the hot water was out for 3 days, the heating was out for 3 days during the term and it was far to cold, there was no air-conditioning or air circulation besides opening your windows.

There is no dining on campus, you must cook all of your own food.

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

During Sussex in September we took several field trips and it was great.

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost)

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• Dorm

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• International Students
• Americans

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