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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
For a different experience.
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Personal comments
The accommodation was great. I loved living with British students rather than living only with international students. I really felt like I fit in rather than being an outsider.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The sugarhouse is a great club! Pubs like the Firkin and Keystones are a lot of fun too.
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Academic
Course recommendations
I was able to take all of the classes I needed while over in England. Their courses are run very differently, but once you get used to their system it is fine.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
It is hard to get used to not studying for the entire year and then having all of your exams at the end. Each class has one final in May/June with no midterms or anything to help balance out your scores (although some have papers due at the end of the terms). For example, if you have a class first term, your final would be in May/June and therefore you have to remember what you learned at the beginning of the year. I would suggest telling the future students to be prepared for this because it seems like you aren't doing any work and then you are overloaded!!
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
To be honest, I was glad that I didn't know too much about Lancaster/England in general. Each new thing that I learned was all a part of the process.
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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
I had a great experience at Lancaster. They really love their international students, so you do not feel like you don't belong (after all, I think about 40% of the school is from abroad). It was one of the best schools for Linguistics and I really couldn't have asked for anything more! I think anyone would say that about wherever they were.
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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
Don't segregate yourself! Meet the locals. Go home with them and meet their families (esp. for the holidays).
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Calling the States was expensive, but worth it. You can get cheaper rates, but our school made us use their plan which was terrible (I live in England at the moment and pay about 5 cents a minute). I went out a lot more and spent a lot of time on the road travelling, so that is why I ended up spending more, but it was worth every penny!
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Nightlife, Travel, Overall, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
There was no need to buy any textbooks for my year in England because the teachers expect you to use the library, so that saved a lot! Because I lived on campus, I had a bed and everything I needed. I did buy one plate and a set of silverware, but I used my flatmates' pots and pans, so it wasn't very expensive.
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
All of my classes were in English which made things easier. The accents took a while to learn although that is what I was studying while I was in England--I think it took about 2 weeks to understand my professors, but that was part of my abroad experience. I did take French while I was there because I needed it to graduate with a Linguistics degree, but languages are taught the same around the world!
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