Reviews of Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) | China

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rick m

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Language, Undergraduate, Independent

Student life

Describe host city:

Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Nightlife, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal social experience

Activities

Nightlife

Travel

Overall

Personal comments

the university is located next to the 3rd ring road decent location for getting around the city.

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rick m

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Language, Undergraduate, Independent

Housing

Type of housing: On campus

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: On campus

Why?

Personal assessment

Cost

Facilities

Location

Cleanliness

Space

Personal comments

All the rooms at the university have recently been renovated so there pretty nice now.

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rick m

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Language, Undergraduate, Independent

Languages

Language of instruction: Chinese

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning Chinese a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my Chinese

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

How much did you improve your Chinese?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

unsure my language level was already well above basic when I started at the school.

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rick m

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Language, Undergraduate, Independent

Academic

Course recommendations

The tests are not difficult as long as you get into the right class you should pass easily.

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

not a huge amount of English speaking students but the group can be close rather than going to a school like peking uni which is flooded with Americans/British

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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rick m

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Language, Undergraduate, Independent

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Family

Work opportunities:

It was not legal for me to work

Personal spending habits

Books are cheap nothing over $5 for a text book.

Travel:

was more expensive than at home.

Telephone, Housing, Food, Nightlife, Overall:

was less expensive than at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

none

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rick m

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Language, Undergraduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

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In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

1

Costs

1

Activities

1

Campus life

1

Party / people

1

Weather / location

1

Personal recommendation

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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

2

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

3

Became more independent

3

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

3

Advanced my studies & career

3

Final comments

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