I really enjoyed my stay at University of Canterbury. What made it so great wasn't really the challenge of the academics, but the access to the outdoors. My grades transfer to my home university as pass/fail so my biggest aim in going abroad was experiencing an exciting and cool location rather than challenging academics. At UC the opportunities to get outside and hike and tramp were outstanding and everything was close enough by that it was easily accessible through clubs or the bus system, or even by purchasing a car. If you love the outdoors than studying in Christchurch is definitely for you.
What would you improve about this program?
The academics weren't really all that challenging, and the orientation for abroad students wasn't all that great. I didn't end up meeting that many kiwis because it became much easier to meet other students studying abroad. This program could definitely be improved by more interaction between full time UC students and students studying abroad.
