Abroad101: Study Abroad Reviews

TEAN Fudan Program during COVID-19 (for Chinese nationals) Past Review

By (Wellesley College) - abroad from 09/14/2020 to 12/25/2020 with

WorldStrides Study Abroad in Shanghai, China

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
n/a

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? 6 months+

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

Due to COVID-19, the program is conducted fully remote, with no access to the Fudan University campus. The professors are knowledgeable and taking Chinese-style university class is intriguing, but if it was on-site it would be much better. However, if not for COVID-19, this program would not have opened to students with Chinese National Identity.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

TEAN as the provider for the program, has many intentional or unintentional communication gap with the university itself. University administration is applaudable.

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

I lived at my own home in China, so didn't experience the housing.

* Food:

same as housing.

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

No communication gap with other students

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

No experience

* Safety:

No experience

If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? No

It was fully online, so wouldn't be much different from choosing all Wellesley's online courses, except that Wellesley's online courses were during night time for Chinese students.

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)

I lived at home so no experience.

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? No

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

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  • Other
* Who did you live with?

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  • Other
* Who did you take classes with?

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  • International Students
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?
  • Teacher quality
  • Chinese-perspective of my major courses
  • Day-time classes *(no need to take American classes during midnight)
* What could be improved?
  • communication between TEAN and Fudan
  • campus access
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? I wish they determined at the start that we have no chance of accessing the campus (and told us so).

Reasons For Studying Abroad

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The Nearly Native or Trail Blazer
Craving the most authentic experience possible, perhaps you lived with a host family or really got in good with the locals. You may have felt confined by your program requirements and group excursions. Instead, you'd have preferred to plan your own trips, even skipping class to conduct your own 'field work.'