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Pablo C
Academic
Course recommendations
Finance courses are the best.Try to get as many as possible.Management courses are pretty boring and include a lot of hard and boring work.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
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Pablo C
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Is the best place to live.It is close to everywhere.
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Personal comments
Campus Town appartments are the best on-campus.You shpuld try to live there.
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jongvp
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It is a good option.
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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
Chicago. One of the most interesting cities I have ever seen.
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jongvp
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant<br>
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Food is very expensive comparing with my country (in relative terms)
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Housing, Overall, Food, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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anonymous
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
American people are one of the most open people I ever met. Superficial maybe, but certainly not all!
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anonymous
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Since Marquette is not right downtown, it offers just a small amount of pubs and extra-curricular activities. Pubs close at 2 am ! Be sure to check out the typical homeparties! That is were the action is!
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