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4.53 / 5 based on 42 reviews
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Mohamed H
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Barnes and nobles, borders, AMC theaters, student associations gatherings
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Mohamed H
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
To share others experience and be close to cumpus
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Personal comments
very convenient especially in the exams period
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Mohamed H
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Cost of living is much different and choice is larger
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Overall, Housing, Telephone, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
always get a lot of information and ask local residents before making a purchase decisions
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Mohamed H
Academic
Course recommendations
need more more specific sunjects in order to focuss on one area
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
need to improve social networks
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Mohamed H
Overall
I wish I had known...
I had sufficient information before my departure
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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
very good to discover the local culture and share many great things
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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
before traveling make sure that you don't have any allergies or health discumfort. Take the basic medicine for cold muscl pain... the medical bill is quite high. Make sure that all your legal documents are complete and up to date to avoid any delays and miscomfort.
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Mohamed H
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I had some difficulties with slang and pronociation at first, but I overcame this problem with practice
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