<p>Has anyone studied abroad in Fremantle with the business track? I am trying to budget for next year's expenses. I know that ND charges a $750.00 study abroad fee but I would like to know of the other expenses. Please advise the following:
1) I believe I have to pay for the airfare to the gateway city which I assume is either San Francisco or LA. Is this true?
2) Only 2 meals per week are provided. The students receive a weekly stipend. How much is it and is it sufficient?
3) I believe that she would take some business class where they have a field trip to Singapore. Somehow I have this $2000 extra expense in my mind. How much is it really?</p>
<p>When all is said and done, it seems possible that it will cost me an extra $4000 or more for this study abroad experience! I am becoming numb to these costs. </p>
<p>Please advise...hopefully with good news!</p>
<p>Well I can only answer question 1, and yes, it is usually LA, San Fran, or Hawaii, and the flights range anywhere from $1400 to $2500, give or take. It all depends on the time of year and the day of the week. </p>
<p>But my advice would be to take the opportunity, regardless of the cost. I know this sounds cliche and ignorant due to the current state of the economy, but very few people have the opportunity to travel to Australia. Don't let this once in a lifetime experience pass you bye. This past summer I traveled to Australia and it is truly amazing. Definitely the most incredible place I have ever been, and I have traveled A LOT (my mom is a flight attendant, so it's all free). You will not be let down if you decide to go, no matter how much it costs. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>My daughter studied in Fremantle this Fall; in fact the semester just ended Saturday.</p>
<p>The program fee this semester was $600. She had to pay for her flight from Atlanta to LA. The flight from LA to Fremantle was included in the tuition.</p>
<p>I think the food stipend was $95 US weekly. She seemed to manage ok on that. I think someone comes in and prepares two group dinners a week, and some students pool their resources and form cooking groups.</p>
<p>The Singapore trip, if I recall, was more like $1,350.</p>
<p>I think mooseman's second paragraph sums it up quite well. I know my daughter has had an amazing experience.</p>
<p>Oh my gosh let me start by saying you are the luckiest person alive. Studying (or should i say, partying) in Freo was the greatest semester of my life. Living in Port Lodge is conducive to everything that Notre Dame (in Indiana) is not...you'll know what I mean when you get there.</p>
<p>I went in 2005 but it is pretty expensive over there (and even worse now, given our currency's standing in the world economy). The two meals per week were always awesome for the guys, but seldom did the girls like them. </p>
<p>You pay for the flight to LAX but that is relatively cheap. Singapore was not that bad if you know how to save money a bit. Go to Phuket, Thailand for Fall break, though...you will NEVER regret it.</p>
<p>With regard to spending money, I came in at #3 in our house and I spent around $10,000. The so-called "winners" were at about $20,000...but people easily spent less than $5,000 and still survived. I would not recommend this, though...because this is an experience you will never forget. Have as much fun as possible and never say no to anything there! Classes are a joke, as well. Have fun!!</p>
<p>Just a side note, the dollar is the strongest is has been in decades against the AU dollar. This summer when I went to Aussie, $1.00 US was equivalent to only $1.04AU. Now $1.00US is equal to $1.56AU. Believe it or not, as our stock market crashes, our dollar surges. (The dollar is now competitive with the Euro and is about 7/10 of the Pound). So the longer you wait to go, the better off you will be exchange rate wise.</p>
<p>$USDAUD ^$0.019165 ^1.25% 1.558215 (per Realclearmarkets.com)</p>