Week 1 It's certainly been a busy (almost) week! I've been getting settled into my accommodation, going to orientation events, and meeting new people. ORIENTATION Study abroad and international students move in earlier than the local Roehampton students. During the time between move-in days is orientation for international students. My three days of orientation included a dinner on move-in day, a half-day of orientation meetings covering topics such as academics, a campus tour, and finalizing our modules (courses). Usually the university has a Photo Frenzy Scavenger Hunt around central London the Saturday after you arrive, but this was canceled as the Queen was lying in state at Westminster Abbey and travel to and in central London had increased dramatically. REGISTRATION After you are accepted in UH SAC's program, you will be direct to register as a study abroad student through the University of Roehampton. In this process, you'll be asked to select your preferred modules (courses). From that list, Roehampton will assign your final modules. Make sure you check the UH course equivalences before submitting. For one of my modules, an equivalency was not listed, so I petitioned for the class. I recommend petitioning before you leave rather than after you took the course, so you know for sure if the abroad class will transfer back. Compared to previous student blogs I've read, the registration process was a bit different this semester. We didn't receive our timetables prior to arrival. Instead after our half-day of orientation meetings, we had to meet with one of the Roehampton study abroad advisors in-person to confirm our timetables (schedules). This process took a while. Although they did have different shifts students were arriving in, my friends and I ended up waiting in line for almost an hour to meet with an advisor to confirm our timetable and receive our student ID. In this one-on-one meeting, you could change your modules or ask questions about them which was helpful. There is also an add drop period during the first week.
BUS020N511 / MGT 342: Global and International Business Strategy BUS020C406 / BUS 367G: Business Psychology BUS020N514 / BUS 367I: International Business and Emerging Markets KRS 415 (UH Faculty): Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries
NEW FRIENDS
Through our study abroad cohort, I've been able to meet new people that go to UH. Prior to the pre-departure meetings, I knew no one else going up to London. In my first couple days, I also got to meet a number of people from different universities in America and around the world (Australia, Syria, France), since all the international and study abroad students move in at the same time.
0 Comments
|
Kaylee MikiI'm a college student from Hawai‘i studying abroad in London and looking forward to traveling around Europe and sharing my experiences. Archives
January 2023
Categories
All
|