Excellent in all aspects Past Review
By FERNANDO M (The University of Texas at Austin) - abroad from 08/15/2012 to 01/13/2013 with
Uppsala University: Uppsala - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
Learned a lot obviously (impossible to list it here) especially about cultures (e.g. Swedes don't look nice, but they are very nice), weather, transportation, and food (Swedes coffee/tea drinking habits "fika" is awesome, it's a great habit), I think. Something worth saying: befriend locals. It's very tempting to spend all your time with other international students because is easy, it's easy to be friend with them, but if you want to take the most out of the place where you are at, try hard to find local friends (which sometimes means separating a bit of your international student friends).
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* Overall educational experience
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Academically everything was great. Converting my grades what a little tricky/not cool, but not that bad, otherwise it was all excellent. |
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I cooked for myself |
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| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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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
| * 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? | Exchange |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Electricity outlets are different, need an adapter. |
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