31 reviews
4.23 / 5 based on 31 reviews
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DURI L
Korea Univerisy, seoul, Korea, South
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
I could get most information from the previous exchange student in there.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
There are really lots of international students. Meet different people as many as you can, and try to understand all the differences that you mignt haven't been aware of.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
you might want to be patient about their kind of slow life style.
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Kristine S
Barcelona Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Marketing and Sales Management, Undergraduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I would had any experience living by myself and dealing with every day social situation. I have to say that first weeks were very hard and compleatly different, but I managed to enjoy my time there and gained an amazing experinece.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Possiblly more social events and activities among the internaltional and local students
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
It is worth it and I wish that every person who has high self-esteem and believes in experience - could have this opportunity!!
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DURI L
Korea Univerisy, seoul, Korea, South
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: student apartment(flat)
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: the same buliding
Why?
good opportunity to get to know other students and hang out with them since almost all exchange students live there
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Personal comments
It was pretty convinient from the perspective of distance of 2mins far from the school. Interesting thanks to lots of events for students provided by the accomodation.
nice experience to live with all students from all over the world.
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Manuela W
Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Telephone: I had to pay for it all by myself,
Accomodation: More expensive because of superb location, excellent service.
Nightlife: Didn't go out a lot.
Travel: not required :-)
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Housing, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
shop around before buying anything, don't be afraid to try small, different-looking, not touristy shops.
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Daphné L
Overall
I wish I had known...
I was pretty well prepared, but I wish I had known the "round the world " ticket existed.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Be careful in the choice of courses, and do not hesitate to ask for a change if you meet problems during the first sessions.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Sailing is amazing in NZ.
Renting cars is easy and not expensive. Perfect for students' week ends.
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DURI L
Korea Univerisy, seoul, Korea, South
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
At home, I stay with my family so there is no need of spending on my own accomodation. For travel, you will know why I spent too much on traveling there.
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Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
There was an asian market selling nice fruits and vegetables at a cheaper prices.
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