Abroad101: Study Abroad Reviews

The city and program was great, but professors were iffy January 06, 2023

By (History, Middlebury College) - abroad from 09/11/2023 to 12/15/2023 with

UPCES - Study Abroad in Prague (CERGE-EI, Charles University)

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Yes, I loved spending months in Prague, as the people are incredibly kind and interesting.

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

The finals were way too much work and some of the professors were highly unhelpful.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

* Food:

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? Yes

Finances

* 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)

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? Yes
How much did the program encourage you to use the language?

0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

Select all that apply

  • Apartment
* Who did you live with?

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  • Americans
* Who did you take classes with?

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  • Americans

A Look Back

* What did you like most about the program?
  • Organization
  • Leaders
  • Events
* What could be improved?
  • Teachers
  • Classes
  • Finals week
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? Apartment over dorm!

Individual Course Reviews

Course Name/Rating:

Gothic Art
Course Department: History
Instructor:
Instruction Language: English
Comments: The professor were horrible and it ruined the class for me
Credit Transfer Issues: No
Course Name/Rating:

Central Europe
Course Department: History
Instructor:
Instruction Language: English
Comments: This class was so disorganized and again, the professor were tough to deal with.
Credit Transfer Issues: no
Course Name/Rating:

Czech
Course Department: Language
Instructor:
Instruction Language: Czech
Comments: Amazing class and even better professor.
Credit Transfer Issues: No
Course Name/Rating:

Prague as a Living History
Course Department: History
Instructor:
Instruction Language: English
Comments: Such a great class, my favorite
Credit Transfer Issues: No