<p>I would love to hear good and bad experiences.</p>
<p>My D2 was in an SIT program fall '10 semester. She had a very good experience and found the academic experience to be rewarding and challenging. It wasn’t just a party abroad for a semester. Her classmates were from great schools all around the country. She enjoyed living with a family, yet had complete independence to travel and come and go as she pleased. </p>
<p>The SIT organization is very well organized and informative. It was easy to get in touch with a person to talk to when I or My D had questions.</p>
<p>I really only have good things to say.</p>
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<p>I looked into SIT programs while I was picking, and found that people’s happiness with the organization of the program was directly related to where they went, since management differs depending on the site that you choose. On the SIT website, they will connect you with program alums who are happy to answer your questions and tell you about their experiences, and I found that was a really helpful and informative way to narrow down choices. I didn’t wind up going with SIT, because I wanted something more structured than would’ve been the case with the independent study project, but I was super tempted by their Fiji program!</p>
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<p>Thanks, Icicle- Can you tell me which program you ended up going with?</p>
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<p>I went with DIS in Copenhagen, Denmark. Ultimately, the program was more structured academically, and much, much larger (~ 700 students) than any of the SIT programs. In retrospect, I think I might have struggled with the less structured/organized SIT academics, but I might have benefited from the intimacy of the small program sizes. Two of my friends went with SIT this past semester, one in Spain and one in South Africa. They both seemed to like the host family program, and the connections made with the other students, but both equally struggled with the sheer difference in the academics from our own college environment (small liberal arts college).</p>
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