Abroad101: Study Abroad Reviews

A Good Experience to Socialize Past Review

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

WorldStrides Study Abroad in Shanghai, China

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
In terms of the condition of COVID, I think it is worthwhile to be able to have an interactive study ambience with some other students than taking pure remote online courses at home.

Personal Information

How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? 1 month - 6 months

Review Your Program

* Overall educational experience

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

* Housing:

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

* Food:

* Social & Cultural Integration:

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

* Health Care:

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

* Safety:

If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? Yes

It was there that I met some amazing friends who was also the Class of 2024 at Wellesley.

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)

Not including program expenses, about how much money did you spend on food and other expenses each week? 1300 Yuan
Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? N/A

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? No
How much did the program encourage you to use the language?

0 = No encouragement, 5 = frequent encouragement to use the language

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

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  • Hotel
* Who did you live with?

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  • Other
* Who did you take classes with?

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  • Other
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?
  • It's workload, which was not high.
* What could be improved?
  • Housing, negotiation with the school, class experience
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? I wish I knew that the classes were not taught in-person and that we were not able to get into the campus of Fudan.