Abroad101: Study Abroad Reviews

i loved ync! June 16, 2024

By (Wellesley College) - abroad from 01/12/2024 to 05/05/2024 with

Yale-NUS College: Singapore - Direct Enrollment & Exchange

What did you gain/learn from your experience abroad? Was it worthwhile?
super amazing experience! i'm so so grateful that i got to be the last exchange cohort at ync!

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.

The courses I took were slightly easier than the classes I took at Wellesley! I found that it was really easy to contact professors and ask for help at YNC as well!

* Host Country Program Administration

On-site administration of your program

Super supportive and helpful!

* 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

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)

Language

* Did your program have a foreign language component? No

Direct Enrollment/Exchange

* Did you study abroad through an exchange program or did you directly enroll in the foreign university? Exchange

Other Program Information

* Where did you live?

Select all that apply

  • Dorm
* Who did you live with?

Select all that apply

  • Local Students
  • International Students
* Who did you take classes with?

Select all that apply

  • Local Students
  • Americans
  • International Students
About how many local friends did you make that you will likely keep in touch with? 10+

A Look Back

* What did you like most about the program?
  • people
  • food
  • a break from wellesley
* What could be improved?
  • if ois could've connected me with wellesley students who went in the past
  • honestly if the program was a full year
  • n/a
* What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? it was an amazing experience! i wish i knew to not doubt my decision to study abroad this past semester even tho it was my sophomore spring!