My Study Abroad at Vesalius College Past Review
By S D (Marketing., Bentley University) for
Vesalius College: Brussels - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
Absolutely I grew as a person; I never had the chance to really travel before but I visited over 12 countries while I was abroad. I met new people and experienced new things, tasted a slew of different foods and went to more museums then I ever thought I'd want to. Learning about new cultures through experience is like nothing I could read about in a book and I wouldn't trade anything for the time I spent in Belgium.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
| The term and year this program took place: | Spring 2008 |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
I learned more from traveling then I did in the classrooms at Vesalius |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
They were very helpful and concerned about our enjoyment of the program. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
I stayed in a home stay, and my host mother was amazing Marie Paul completely made my experience, sadly she passed on about a year later. |
| * Food: |
Marie Paul cooked 5 days a week, and I loved the food there! So rich and delicious! |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
I was able to meet and get to know people from the school without being isolated for being a study abroad student, I especially enjoyed playing soccer, although they at first didn't want me to play because it's not the norm for girls to play. |
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* Health Care:
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| * Safety: |
I felt safe but a lot of people had issues of theft on pulic transportation, I never did. |
| 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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Language
| Language acquisition improvement? |
I only had one class in which I took french, I learned a lot from my host family but otherwise I was on my own. |
Direct Enrollment/Exchange
| * Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? | Direct Enrollment |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | I loved my experience, I want to live in Brussels again some day, I didn't really enjoy the course work but it was the study part of the abroad so it was necassary. I met incredible people who I stay in contact with both internationally and in the States, I would recommend Brussels to study abroad in to anyone! |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Art History |
| Course Department: | HI 200 |
| Instructor: | Martine Delsemme |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | It was a traveling course, an amazing experience |
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Statistics |
| Course Department: | STA 101 |
| Instructor: | Luc Hens |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | This course was treated differently then the one offered at Bentley University, it was difficult and required software that wasn't used or available at Bentley. |
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French 1 |
| Course Department: | |
| Instructor: | Kathleen Caenen |
| Instruction Language: | French |
| Comments: | It was pretty simple since it was basic french, and you learn the basics pretty quickly when living in a french speaking nation. |
| Credit Transfer Issues: | Course number was different |
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Poetry |
| Course Department: | Lit 4077 |
| Instructor: | Carlene A. Adamson |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | Wasn't very interesting, and required an essay for every class |
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Expository Writing 2 |
| Course Department: | EXP 201 |
| Instructor: | Watcher |
| Instruction Language: | English |
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| Credit Transfer Issues: | She graded on a scale not recognized by Bentley University so it the grades were lower then they would have been if I took this at my home university |
Comments
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susie3 April 26, 2010