Scotland: Time of my life! Past Review
By Karissa T (Human Development and familiy studies, University of Wisconsin - Stout) for
University of Wisconsin - River Falls: Dalkeith - Wisconsin in Scotland
My understanding of the world has changed. I had an amazing time, but that's because I went there for myself, if I wanted to do something (like go see a show at Moulin Rouge or go to Ireland) both of which I did alone, I did it, I didn't care if nobody else wanted to to. For my future plans, I hope to one day move to Scotland!
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
The American Professors were the same but the Scottish ones were more difficult, expected more out of us than our home Professors |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
I think the whole program went really well for me, and I'd do it again if I had the opportunity! |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
We lived in a Palace! It was so cool to learn the history behind the Palace, the town that we lived in was small but had everything we needed and it was a short bus trip to the big city. |
| * Food: |
Sometimes there was not enough food, or it was bad, so we had to go into town later to get something else. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
London was amazing! The Highlands was cool but I wouldn't do it again through the program. It was too much of museums,forts, boring stuff. I would have preferred a hiking,kayaking, climbing kind of trip in the Highlands, I feel that is the only way to experience it. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Our host city was kind of sketchy, the people of the town did not always take well to us. But for the most part everything went well. 2 guys on our trip got punched/attacked, I am unsure of the reasons. The healthcare was great! Convenient, and nice! |
| 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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Language
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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Other Program Information
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* Who did you live with?
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Any student would benefit no matter the major! I think it should be required to study abroad at least one semester of your college years. |
