Expenses Reviews
4.42 / 5 based on 75 reviews
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clement b
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
I spent more money over there because I was earning some by working in a cafeteria and because I did not want money to be a hindrance to my discoveries and my daily experiences there.
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Overall, Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
School books are very expensive
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Roman H
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Personal savings<br>
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
food is quite expensive, used skype for calling home, travelled a lot
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Overall, Food, Housing, 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
Personal comments
could not get money for traveller checks in bank, but could pay with them in nearlly every place
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Luisa G
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
Well,the telephone bills almost didn´t exist. I was talking much less to someone by phone, because calling someone from campus is free and talking to my friends in Austria was free through Skype. I probably saved 400euros. The food was more expensive, especially fruits and vegetables.Moreover, at MSU you are not able to drink the tap water, so you must buy mineral water which was around $140 for 4 months.Housing was expensive for me, as I have my own appartment in Vienna and consequently do not have to pay for it. Coctails are much more expensive - up to $10. According to travel you must not forget to book everything around 4months in advance.
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Overall, Food, Nightlife, Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
As I mentioned before,plan and book your trips 3 to 4 months before - you can safe up to $400 and if you travel with a friend you safe $600. I would suggest you not to pay with credit cards, or your students ID because you lose sight of your bills. Although it is more convenient - don´t do it. Moreover, there are a lot of second-hand text books which are in pretty good condition, neverthess they are really expensive - I paid $560 for 4 books and 2 of them I hardly used.I would recommend to ask native students where to get everything, as they know the cheapest place.
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Cathrin S
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Food was included in the housing contract so I did not have to buy the extra things. I called my boyfriend and my family almost everyday, that's why I spent more in this category. Concerning the housing I spent more because I have to pay less rent for my apartment at home. The travel expenses were higher because I travelled around a lot, e.g. Chicago or New York.
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Telephone, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
There is a student book store on Grand River Avenue with used books. They are a lot cheaper than new books but you have to go there as soon as you know your courses otherwise they are already sold out. If you switch a course you have some time to return the books you don't need and you get the money back.
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Lise M
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
More free time than usual so more spending
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Overall, Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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christian p
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Food, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Nightlife, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
everything is cheaper on amazon or ebay...
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