Returning Students

Program Evaluation

If you did not complete a program evaluation before your departure from your overseas country, please take a moment to complete one now. Your feedback is important in helping us improve the programs and services that the New York and Overseas Programs offices provide.

Profile

Name (optional):

Home institution:

Program: Select One Paris Berlin Beijing Scandiano

Term(s): Select One Fall Spring Fall/Spring Summer

Year:

Why did you choose this program?

(please rank with 1 being most important and choose as many as applicable)

To learn more about this specific country.

To improve my language skills.

To gain an international experience.

To further career goals.

To learn more about my heritage/ethnic background.

On the recommendation of professors.

On the recommendation of friends/family.

Particular features of the program (please specify which):

Other (please specify):

How did you learn about this program?

Through my study abroad office.

Through my professor.

Through friends/family.

Through a study abroad fair.

Through a Columbia University poster.

Through the Columbia study abroad Web site.

Through another website (please specify):

Through a study abroad directory (please specify):

Through an advertisement (please specify):

Other (please specify):

Overall, I felt the program was: Select One Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor

Predeparture

Please evaluate the information provided in the study abroad bulletin (received before you were accepted into the program): Select One Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor

Please evaluate the information provided on the Web site if you used it: Select One Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor

Please evaluate the information provided in the Student Information Packet and other predeparture materials (received after you were accepted into the program): Select One Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor

Please evaluate the support provided by Columbia University’s New York Overseas Programs staff: Select One Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor

Comments:

• What additional information should be included in the bulletin, the predeparture materials, or the Web site?

• What additional information would you liked to have been provided with at orientation?

• What else would you like us to know?

Academics

Overall, I felt my academic experience was: Select One Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor

How would you rate the language instruction (if applicable): Select One Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor

Overall, how would you rate the other courses: Select One Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor

Comments:

On-Site Support

Please evaluate the on-site orientation: Select One Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor

Please evaluate the service and support provided by the on-site staff: Select One Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor

Comments:

• What else should have been included at orientation?

• What else would you like us to know?

Housing

Please indicate the type of housing that you lived in: Select One Hotel Homestay Apartment (with local roommates) Apartment (with program roommates)

Compared with typical student housing in the host country, how would you rate the quality of your accommodations? Select One Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor

Comments:

Program Activities

Please evaluate the activities and trips that the program organized: Select One Excellent Very Good Good Fair Poor

Comments:

Budget Information

Please estimate how much you spent while abroad. Please indicate figures in US dollars if possible.

What recommendations do you have for future participants regarding money issues (ways to bring money, ways to transfer money, budgeting)?

Final Comments/Advice for Future Participants

Would you be willing to serve as a contact for future participants who would like to learn more about the program? Select One Yes No

If yes, please provide the following information: