Fun and easy Past Review
By Wiatt Hinton (Middlebury College) - abroad from 08/15/2020 to 11/12/2020 with
University of Sydney: Sydney - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
learned about australian culture
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
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
This was by far the easiest semester I had in college. Classes comparable to high school. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Very clear communication. Fast response to emails |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Satisfied but was not arranged by the school |
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just restaurants |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
very much so. made Australian and Chinese friends |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
didnt have any experience but was easy |
| * Safety: |
super safe |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
i would do basically the same thing but make sure i did a program where the credit transferred automatically |
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? | 100 |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | cook |
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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* 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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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? |
A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | there was 25 percent chinese at the school. t |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
| To help future students find programs attended by like-minded individuals, please choose the profile that most closely represents you. |
The Academic or LinguistYou went abroad with specific academic goals in mind; the program credentials and rigor of your coursework abroad were very important to you. You had a great time abroad, but never lost sight of your studies and (if applicable) were diligent with your foreign language study. Good for you! |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
chinese cinema |
| Course Department: | chinese |
| Instructor: | jiefen li |
| Instruction Language: | english/chinese |
| Comments: | so easy. the lectures were all boring and the teacher did not care at all. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | yes. Middlebury does not make it very easy it should be easier |
