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Florida International University (FIU)

42 reviews
4.53 / 5 based on 42 reviews
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oumaya z
ESC Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
none
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oumaya z
ESC Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I would live in an appartment with some friends of mine because I think I would have more fun and because it would be less expensive too. My first choice was to live on campus because it was easier for me (I did notknow any body at the beginning to live with)
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
The housing in FIU was good but kind of expensive. I found a lot of commodities like internet...
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oumaya z
ESC Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Not specified
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
Personal spending habits
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Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Food, Overall, Nightlife:
was the same price as 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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oumaya z
ESC Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Academic
Course recommendations
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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
none
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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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oumaya z
ESC Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I knew that it would be so much fun I would have been there before.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
4
Costs
2
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
4
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
Students have to go there!!
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
2
Partied a lot
3
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
In United States,, you can not forget to give tips to everybody. Everybody gives tips.
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oumaya z
ESC Saint-Etienne, Saint-Etienne, France
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
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:
My level after:
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
It was difficult at the beginning to speak the language. I had the chance to speak spanish. In Miami, a lot of people speaks Spanish so it help me a lot at the beginning. I improved my knoledge of the english language in class and through my social life there
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