A time to gain valuable international marketing experience Past Review
By A student (Utah Valley University) - abroad from 05/01/2012 to 05/23/2012 with
Utah Valley University: Traveling - Business Marketing
What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
I definitely got a better idea of what type of industry I would like to work in in the future.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | None |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
The professors were of little help or guidance the entire trip. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
It was what was expected on a Study Abroad |
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The food was not very good. Except the desserts and pastries, they deserve 10 stars |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
We weren't given very much guidance as to what to do and see in our free time. Which was often |
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* Health Care:
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| 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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| * 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? | ~300 |
Language
| * Did your program have a foreign language component? | No |
Other Program Information
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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 do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | I wish I was prepared for how dirty it was going to be. I also wish I would have known how much free time I had so that I would have packed more day to day clothing instead of business clothing |
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