Abroad101: Study Abroad Reviews

Wow. Past Review

By (Utah Valley University) - abroad from 05/07/2012 to 06/21/2012 with

Utah Valley University: Traveling - Art History & Photography

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
This whole experience gave me news eyes. I absolutely loved it. It was entirely worthwhile.

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? None

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

* 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)

* Was housing included in your program cost? Yes
* Was food included in your program cost? No
Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? about 150

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? No

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
About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with?

A Look Back

* What did you like most about the program?
  • The knowledge/encouragement/entertainment of our professors.
  • Seeing so many museums!!!
  • Just being overseas.
* What could be improved?
  • We didn't have as many lectures and assignments as I thought we would. This was both a blessing and a burden, so it's not actually a criticism.
  • I feel that if I'd taken the same courses in Utah they would have been a lot more rigorous. My photo classes abroad had an extremely flexible curriculum. But again, this was both a plus and a minus.
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? .