An Experience Past Review
By A student (Economics, Computer Science, Middlebury College) - abroad from 09/14/2015 to 12/18/2015 with
UPCES - Study Abroad in Prague (CERGE-EI, Charles University)
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
The world is very big and different than I imagined!
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. |
Good but challenging |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Rented independant apartment |
| * Food: |
Czech food is dope! |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Barely knowing the language makes it harder |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
No idea |
| * Safety: |
Seems like a relatively safe city |
| 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) |
2 - Prague is cheap but we had to pay our rent |
| 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? | get to know the exchange rate |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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? | How much fun I was going to have! |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Outright UrbaniteA social butterfly, you're happiest in bustling cities with hip people, and took advantage of all it had to offer. You enjoyed the nightlife, and had fun going out dancing, and socializing with friends. Fun-loving and dressed to the nines, you enjoyed discovering new restaurants, shops, cafes, and bars in your host country. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Economics of Transition |
| Course Department: | Economics |
| Instructor: | Krešimir Žigić and Vilém Semerák |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Yes very relevant to central europe. Exams and papers were tough |
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Housing Markets in a Central European Context |
| Course Department: | Economics |
| Instructor: | Martin Lux |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Had a fun field trip, very relevant to the area and housing markets worldwide |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | not sure yet |
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Global Communication |
| Course Department: | Communication |
| Instructor: | Dr. Todd Nesbitt |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Not too challenging, good view on past and future communications from a european perspective. participated a lot |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | not sure yet |
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European American Relations in the 21st Century |
| Course Department: | International Relations |
| Instructor: | Josef Zieleniec |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Great lectures, no field trips, participated a little. class wasn't too hard |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | not sure yet |
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Elementary Czech |
| Course Department: | Czech Language |
| Instructor: | Petra Bulejcikova |
| Instruction Language: | Czech |
| Comments: | Topics weren't too hard but learning was tough. Very useful though |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | not sure yet |
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