Past Review
By Katelyn (Criminal Justice and Corrections., University of Hartford) for
WorldStrides Study Abroad in Gold Coast, Australia
Most definitely. It was like going to school in paridise. I learned so much academicly, socially and about myself. I feel like I have grown and gained so much.
Personal Information
| The term and year this program took place: | Fall 2008 |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
I have never recieved lower that a C on an essay, in Australia I did very poorly, I passed but the actual grade would definitely be an F in the US. |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Eevrything was done accordingly and they checked in with me via email constantly. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Nice location. Very close to shopping plaza/restaurants, bus stop and right on top of class locations |
| * Food: |
You couldnt get any food after 7 and there was a 2 1/2 hour point in the day where you couldnt get anything anywhere between lunch and dinner. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Must see Sydney and the Great Barrier Reef area is the most beautiful place by far that I have ever seen. |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
We had full health care coverage and a doctors office on campus/ |
| 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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| Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? | $800 |
Language
| Language acquisition improvement? |
They spoke English. If anything I am know spelling things wrong. |
Other Program Information
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* Who did you take classes with?
Select all that apply |
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A Look Back
| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Get ready to hit the ground running. |
Individual Course Reviews
| Course Name/Rating: |
Criminal Profiling |
| Course Department: | CRIM |
| Instructor: | Petherick |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | I participated more. Very organized, everything was on black board. The only prep we needed was to print out the slides for class. |
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| Course Name/Rating: |
Crime & Deviance in Australia |
| Course Department: | CRIM |
| Instructor: | Petherick |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | I participated more. Very organized, everything was on black board. The only prep we needed was to print out the slides for class. |
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Case Studies in Forensic Science |
| Course Department: | CRIM |
| Instructor: | Petherick |
| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | I participated more. Very organized, everything was on black board. The only prep we needed was to print out the slides for class. |
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Criminal Law & Procedure A |
| Course Department: | LAW |
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| Instruction Language: | English |
| Comments: | I participated way less. Very organized, everything was on black board, but I couldnt believe how much stuff we had to know. It was a very difficult class for me, I don't reccomend it to anyone who hasn't taken any kind of law class before. The closest class I took before this was tons of criminal justice classes and they weren't any help. |
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