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Student Exchange Evaluation

Every student loves to hear of other’s exchange experiences. These forms are very useful when selecting your exchange destination.

Please include as much information as possible. Feel free to use additional pages, enclose photos, links to blogs/ videos etc.

1. PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: ________________________________________________________________________________________

Degree: _______________________________________________________________________________________

Name of Exchange University: ____________________________________________________________________

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Year of exchange: _____________________ Language of instruction: ___________________________________

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2. EXCHANGE EXPERIENCE

How would you rate your overall exchange experience on a scale of 1 to 10?

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3. FINANCES

Total cost: _______________________________________ Room: _______________________________________

Airfare to host institution: __________________________ Holidays/travel expenses: _______________________

Other: _________________________________________________________________________________________

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Bachelor of Arts

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Yonsei University

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South Korea

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2018

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English/Korean

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Korean intensive language- level 3

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International Relations in East Asia

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Principles of Marketing

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Traditional Korean Society and Modernisation

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$10,000

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$2,000

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$480

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$4,000

Did you spend more than you expected? What was more/ less expensive than you expected?

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What was the best way of accessing money during your exchange programme?

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Do you have any advice about finances, budgeting or the cheapest way of living/travelling?

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4. ARRIVAL

Was there an airport pickup/ buddy service available?

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5. ORIENTATION

What was Orientation like? Was it useful? Were there social activities?

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6. ACADEMICS

What differences did you find between the UWA system and the system at your host university?

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Homework: ____________________________________________________________________________________

Course (lectures, tests, etc.): ______________________________________________________________________

Workload (heavier/ lighter) and assessment (harder or easier): _________________________________________

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No, I didn’t spend more than I expected.�

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My Australian bank account with a travel money card

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During my first few weeks I used a spread sheet to put all my finances and it was useful to see how much money I’ve spent during the week.�

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My university didn’t provide a airport pickup/ buddy service. �

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It was an information session that lasted only a few hours. All the exchange students sat in the theatre. There was traditional performances. They told us how to use the library, recommended places to visit and hang out, where to eat on campus and how to log into lms. �

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Around the same but they are all compulsory

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Same

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Your lectures are your tutorials and no half/follow through marks are rewarded

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Same

7. FACILITIES

What were the library/ Wi-Fi/ email facilities like at your host institution?

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8. SOCIAL

What kinds of social events were there? Was it easy to meet people?

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9. ACCOMMODATION

Was on campus housing available? What were the rooms like? Were you on a meal plan or did you cook your own

food? Are the residences close to the university?

Please add any additional information that you think be of interest with regard to housing.

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10. PRE-DEPARTURE INFORMATION

What was the most difficult aspect of planning your exchange?

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What advice do you have for future exchange students?

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What are the 5 most important things to take with you when you go to your host university?

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All services were really good. The library was huge but easy to get lost. Wifi is everywhere on campus and it’s fast. Emailing is good. �

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There are if you join the clubs but because I didn’t join the clubs. But just for exchange students there wasn’t much. 握

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At the start of the semester they tried to organised social events and also during the holiday seasons in Korea they

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did cultural events as well.

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There was campus housing. The depending whether you are in a single or double size vary. I lived in a double it was

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small but it was enough to move around. They provided a desk, bed, wardrobe, toilet and bathroom in the room. I was

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not on a meal plan or cook my own food. Cooking your own food was optional but I just went out to eat or buy

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food from the convenience store because it’s very cheap. The residence was on the east gate of campus so it was �

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close to the main campus.

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Planning for which units to take because some units that they offered for exchange units wasn’t available so i had to 큩

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move around and see which ones fits for my course. Also getting my units approved took quite some time.

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Just have fun, you’re only there for a short while so make use of that time. Also, travel different parts of the country because �

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Korea is quite small you can do weekend trips very easily.

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Phone

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11. General impressions

What were the most rewarding aspects of biggest disappointments of your exchange experience? How has your

perspective changed as a result of your exchange experience?

Remember that students are interested in reading about both good and bad experiences.

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Thank you for your time.

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Passport

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Camera

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Yourself

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empty suitcase

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I guess you get to meet people from different cultures. I have now got a group of friends that are covered every part

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of the world. I am glad I got to meet new people and became good friends. Also, I was scared because I was going to

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live with a roommate that I wouldn’t like her. However, in the end I didn’t regret my decision because I got along �

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with her really quick (basically, when we saw each other). It was nice to see how the Korean education works

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however, with the fast pace they go through and the professors it wasn’t something that I didn’t enjoyed. It was �

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manageable to go through the whole semester because I’ve survived it somehow. �

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