Good place to have fun. Won't recommend it as a place to study Past Review
By Oleg M (Motion picture, AFDA) - abroad from 02/04/2018 to 03/01/2018 with
The South African School of Motion Picture Medium and Live Performance / AFDA: Cape Town - Direct Enrollment & Exchange
Cape town is a wonderful place it was worth just to experience it
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Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 6 months+ |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
quite shallow, since they enroll people with next to zero experience the first year is basically on a level of a youtube video tutorial |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
any AFDA student would agree that administrative process is the weakest point. A lot of overlays and confusions with a schedule and study process |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
The list they provide is fine. Found a good landlord using it. However some positions on the list have wrong prices and incorrect details. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Everybody are quite outgoing and friendly |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
AFDA recommends Momentum health insurance it's allright. |
| * Safety: |
Depends where you are from. You might find it troubling at firtst, It takes some time to adjust but once you do it's fine |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
Yes
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Finances
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* 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) |
Capetown is quite expensive city |
| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Rent and food are obviously the biggest spenders. Cook for yourself. Find a house or a room in the house that you can rent with someone don't look for student appratments in a special complexes, they overcharge. |
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? | Direct Enrollment |
Other Program Information
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A Look Back
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | study process complexity, prices (figures in their brochures unreliable), how terribly unhelpful their support is |
Reasons For Studying Abroad
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The Academic or LinguistYou went abroad with specific academic goals in mind; the program credentials and rigor of your coursework abroad were very important to you. You had a great time abroad, but never lost sight of your studies and (if applicable) were diligent with your foreign language study. Good for you! |
