Beyond Academy

Beyond Academy Reviews

Ansley
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Beyond Academy London 2023

I enjoyed my time in london with beyond academy and Jet Media Network as a marketing intern! It was a great experience and I even got to go to fun content shoots with celebrities in the sports industry. My office was soo welcoming and I always felt like I had something to do and was appreciated! I love London and I now decided to come back to study my master's soon! The beyond staff were so caring and welcoming and made moving to London alone such a breeze for me! Olivia was awesome and I hope to hangout with her again upon returning to London. This experience was amazing and I wouldn't change a thing about it.

Pros
  • Location
  • Work
  • People
What other participants should know
  • No AC (its just a London thing)
Lilly
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Beyond Academy

I thought Beyond Academy did a great job providing 24/7 support and I felt supported and safe throughout the time I was there. Luiza did a great job planning events and made the events super fun and enjoyable. However, the accommodation was way too far from my office. The commute everyday was almost an hour by bus. The area in which the accommodation was in was not the greatest and not that much to do. Besides the accommodation being so far away, it was super nice with nice amenities like a gym and movie room. Overall, Beyond Academy did a good job of providing support and making us feel not alone throughout the process.

Pros
  • Traveling and exploring
  • Fun events
  • Good on resume
What other participants should know
  • The accommodation is way too far
  • The transportation
  • Very expensive
Ainor
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Amazing Program!

I absolutely loved everything about my time with Beyond Academy! The people were amazing, the activities were enjoyable and exciting, and my company was filled with wonderful and welcoming individuals which all came together to make this a once-in-a-lifetime experience for me! I loved Barcelona as a city and it was exciting to make new friends and be able to experience such a lively and new city with them. I absolutely appreciated every aspect of my time with Beyond and in Barcelona and I would 100% do it again!

Pros
  • Amazing activities
  • Welcoming peers
  • Professional development from Beyond and in my internship
Allie
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Allie’s Review

Coming to Barcelona and meeting everyone was the best. Luiza was the best coordinator and I felt so blessed to feel comfortable going to her with anything and everything. I will cry saying goodbye to her. Olivia was very helpful and supportive, as well. I appreciate how BA handled my unfortunate situations with my internship. Overall, better communication and clarity on what to expect before the program would have helped and way too expensive for what was provided. We all feel a little scammed.

Pros
  • Community and support
  • We didn’t have to plan munch
  • bonding experience
What other participants should know
  • too expensive for what we got
  • internship selection wasn’t great overall
  • no time to really enjoy barcelona because of the internship times and distance from Aparto
Jordyn
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Excellent experience

This was one of the best and most memorable times of my life! It was great to have support in not only finding the perfect internship, but an accommodation a short tube ride away from central London. The event coordinators/leaders did a great job at providing the best possible London experience. They planned very fun events that took place weekly, including booking a very nice food tour. Out of all the similar programs I looked into, Beyond Academy is definitely the one that gives the most for what you pay. If your planning on going abroad, I can’t recommend Beyond Academy enough!

tenaya
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Beyond Academy - London Program

The program held multiple events that allowed me and the other interns to get to know each other and the city's culture. We did a food tour, a trip to Cambridge, and saw a show. We also had multiple dinners and drinks where we explored the different foods London has to offer. Before arriving in London, we were walked through the steps on how to apply for our visas. Without this guidance, I definitely would have been lost and unable to navigate an internship in a foreign country. They were able to connect me with London based companies.

Kelsey
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Legal Internship in Seoul with Beyond Academy!!

The Seoul program made my first internship experience convenient, exciting and led me to meet some wonderful people. Coming to a foreign country for an internship is a daunting task, but with the help of everyone in Beyond Academy, especially the on-site coordinators, it was an easy transition into a new culture and city! The amount of passion the on-site coordinators have and the time they take to make sure every intern really experiences Seoul, is amazing to me. I wish I could have stayed longer!

Pros
  • Connections
  • Concerts
  • Amazing Food!!
Dylan
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Beyond Academy - A Program that Paves the Way for a Better Future!

Beyond Academy has proven to be an incredible work-abroad program! I had the time of my life for six weeks this past summer! I got to return to the greatest city in the world, London! As someone who's been to the city before, I was happy to be back and explore places I haven't visited before! They placed me with a beautiful company called Fourth Monkey. They are an actor training academy and repertory theatre. I was able to gain further experience as I continued my career endeavors. With that, I also enjoyed the events that Beyond hosted each week! It gave me the chance to meet and mingle with other interns.
Some of whom became close friends! Now, there were a couple of things I felt could be future improvement opportunities. The first thing is housing. Now, where I stayed was nice, but where it was located was the issue. It was located almost an hour away from where I worked, so I had to take drastic measures so that I could get to my work placement on time. I think that can be fixed, just so that there are no travel issues. Also, I was unaware that transportation to the airport at the end of my internship was not provided. I feel that can be an inconvenience to some. I did not have a problem on my end, but I think it would be nice if they could provide ride-share or transportation options for the interns when their time is almost over. Besides those two very small things, this company is incredible, and I hope that more people can have the opportunity to experience what I did this past summer! I will cherish this experience for the rest of my life!

Pros
  • Gaining Experience with the Industry that you are planning to enter after college
  • Meeting new people and making connections!
  • Exploring a different part of the world!
What other participants should know
  • Housing arrangement was almost an hour away from my work location. Simple improvement.
  • Transportation to the airport was not provided.
Payton
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

London Internship

I thought Beyond Academy did an excellent job while I was in London, planning events and keeping everyone really excited about being in London. it was nice to never feel alone in a big city where I didn't really know anyone and I had a lovely time getting to know the other interns and my coworkers. The community coordinators were great and were super helpful with recommendations of things to do and I liked that they were young too, so it didn't feel like we were being bossed around by a bunch of adults. I thought the initial process of finding an internship was quite what I was expecting. On the website, it seems like you'll be meeting with people to help figure out what you want, etc, but it was just me submitting videos answering questions and emailing back and forth with people. I would've loved to have been able to do a phone/video call to get some things sorted out. The visa process was also a nightmare for me and my contact from BA who was supposed to help me wasn't all that helpful. This made me a bit worried, but it is an expensive program, but I do think my experience once being in London made up for it, because everything was great from then on.

Pros
  • Knowing you have someone there to help if you need anything in an unfamiliar place
  • Meet so many interesting people from around the world
What other participants should know
  • During the initial internship matching process, I thought it was a bit difficult to have efficient communication, as sometimes it would take days to get an email response
  • The visa process was stressful and I felt like the Beyond contact I had wasn't really helpful in that regard
Anna
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Review

The program and the supervisors were professionally assisting me from the very start of the application to the end when I was leaving Seoul. My internship was amazing as it was exactly the right atmosphere I hoped for. I did not only work in a creative environment learning stuff but also explored Seoul and had a lot of fun both working and exploring/partying in Seoul. I met many interesting people not only from my job but also meeting and talking to other interns in different fields was very insightful.

Pros
  • Finding a job
  • Getting to know the city
  • Friendly environment
What other participants should know
  • Sometimes stressful to combine work and social life