AMAZING Past Review
By A student (Utah Valley University) - abroad from 05/01/2012 to 06/01/2012 with
Utah Valley University: Traveling - Art History
The experiences are once in a lifetime. It was definitely worth while!
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 2 weeks - 1 month |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Just the right amount of study and work. It wasn't overwhelming to the point you were completely stressed out, but it wasn't easy peasy either. |
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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? |
We stayed in hotels and they were nice for what we needed. |
| * Food: |
I ate SO much! And for the most part the food was pretty good! |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
I was prepared for the worst and so it didn't seem bad at all. I felt quite safe. |
| 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) |
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| * Was housing included in your program cost? | Yes |
| * Was food included in your program cost? | Yes |
| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | Breakfast and Dinner was included. We bought our own lunches. It equated to probly about 100 euro a week. |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Start saving now!!! |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | Yes |
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How much did the program encourage you to use the language?
0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language |
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| How would you rate your language skills at the beginning of the program? | None |
| How would you rate your language skills at the end of the program? | None |
| How many hours per day did you use the language? | 0 |
Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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* Who did you take classes with?
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| About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? | 0 |
A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | That I would be eating a ton so I could put a limit to how much deliciousness I engulfed. |
