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Off-Campus Study Program Evaluation Form

Thank you for completing this evaluation. Your time on this survey will help us improve our advising to future students interested in this program!

Questions marked with an asterisk (*) are required.

*Your name:

Phone:

*E-mail address:

*Your class year at start of program:

*Semester and year you were abroad:

*Program provider:

*Program location (city, country):

*Program title or university name:

*Primary academic area of study while abroad:

*Would you be willing to discuss your experiences? :

Yes- through e-mail

Yes- by phone

No- I prefer not to be contacted by other students

*In general, would you recommend this program? :

Yes

Please explain:

A. PRE-DEPARTURE ASPECTS

*Did you feel prepared? :

Yes

What do you wish you had known before you left? :

Was there an on site orientation? :

Yes

If yes, please rate the following aspects of the orientation:

My on-site orientation helped me to understand:

Basic cultural differences in my host country:

Common challenges in the host country:

The difference in academic expectations:

Safety and security issues:

B. THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Please rate your academic experiences on your off-campus study program:

More independent work is required than at Skidmore:

*The program was intellectually challenging:

The academic rigor of the program was comparable to that of Skidmore.:

Other students had comparable academic ability:

Instructors were available outside the classroom:

*I could enroll in the courses that I needed:

Adjustment to academic expectations was simple:

The course work was more difficult than at Skidmore:

What were the strongest courses or departments, in your opinion? :

What were the weakest courses or departments, in your opinion? :

C. HOUSING AND FOOD

*What was your primary housing situation?:

Homestay

Student Residence

Apartment with program participants

Apartment with local students

Apartment with other international students

Other - Please describe:

*Did you have any significant housing problems? :

Yes

If yes, please describe:

If you lived in a homestay, was it an overall positive experience? Please explain:

Were your meals primarily:

Included in the program?

Self-catered?

How much did you spend weekly on food?:

(not subsidized by the provider)

*Were your housing and meal arrangements adequate? :

Yes

Why or why not? :

D. ON-SITE RESOURCES

*Which support services did your program provide? :

Program director

University international students office

Fully staffed program center/office

Other - Please describe below:

Which of these did you consult most frequently? :

*What did you think about your program director? :

Please answer constructively and honestly

*If problems arose, were they adequately resolved? :

Yes

Not applicable

No - Please explain:

Please rate each of the following on-site resources:

*Academic support/advising:

Library resources:

*Emergency help:

*Medical services:

Personal counseling:

Recreational facilities:

Computing facilities:

*If any resources were marked "low", please explain:

If on a university campus, were resources different than in the U.S? :

Yes - Please explain:

Considering the location, were the facilities used throughout the program adequate? :

E. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCE

*Students participating in the program were:

Mostly American

Mostly International

A mix

*Daily, I had the most contact with:

Americans

International individuals

Native citizens

Please rate the extent of your interaction with the host culture:

Individual contact with host country nationals:

*Sense of overall immersion in host country culture:

Were you satisfied with your opportunities for cultural immersion? :

Yes

No - Please explain: