England: The World of Wonders Past Review
By Christina B (biology, ) for
USAC England: Brighton - Undergraduate Courses
Yes it was worthwhile. I was never given the opportunity to travel the globe until I studied abroad. From England I went to Rome,Paris,Germany,Amsterdam,Ireland,and Belgium.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 1 month - 6 months |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
In England, the professor are very stringent. I experiences cases where my professors gave me wrong grades and when it was brought to their attention they didnt respond very positively. My guess is that they believe I was challenging their intellect;contrarily, I just wanted clarification on my grades. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Mary and Zoe are very nice. They made my experience worth while. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
It was nice. |
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I loved the food; I enjoy trying new things. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
The people are friendly and are intrigued by Americans. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Everything was fine. |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
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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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Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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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? | PArty hard but study harder! =) |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Human Physiology |
| Course Department: | BY104 |
| Instructor: | Adu, Foord, and Bush |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | I enjoyed learning in this class. The teachers provided many examples and theories so that the student could grasp the concept. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
| Course Name/Rating: |
UK Politics |
| Course Department: | SS128 |
| Instructor: | Aidan |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | This course was very interesting. As an American I was surprised to find out how they ran their government. This was one of the courses where I questioned my final grade. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
| Course Name/Rating: |
Statistics for biological studies |
| Course Department: | QS114 |
| Instructor: | Amanda |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Math isn't my strongest subject but I really enjoyed learning in this class. This was another one of my classes where one of my exams was miscalculated and when brought to the professors attention they responded quite negatively. Also, after an exam they do not allow students to see their grades which was the biggest annoyance. I did not understand how they could expect a student to learn efficiently when you are not allowed to see what errors were made on the previous exam. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
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Immunology |
| Course Department: | BY235 |
| Instructor: | Stuart James |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Very interesting. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | No |
