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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
All for the real nightclubs you had to go to El Paso or Mexico, about 45 minutes away, I enjoyed going to the restaurants, like Bennigans, with my friends and real New Mexican bars like Chopes.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: A room exchange
Why?
I lived at an apartment complex conveniently located across campus, and in addition it was very affordable.
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Personal comments
The on campus housing was of good quality, however, price wise it was better to look around yourself and find something off campus.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Telephone costs went down because i shared the phone with my roommates. Local calls are for free and i had my family call me, so i had no expenses for long distance calls. The apartment i lived in was the cheapest in Las Cruces, and the amount i pay at the moment in Rotterdam does not even come close to what i paid in the US. My social life was a little more costly. You want to experience the most when you are abroad, so i took full advantage of my opportunities.
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Travel, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
I was lucky to get an atletic scholarship, but what I have heard was that many scholarship are not used because people just do not apply. I would recommend putting a little effort in filling out the paperwork, because it could result in a partial scholarship.
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Academic
Course recommendations
There were certain teachers that really stood out because, and almost everyone taking the same major new who to take for what courses. Overall, the level of the courses was decent, but not highly difficult.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Acadamic life for international and exchange students seemed to be a little easier than for Americans who sometimes had a fulltime job in addition to afford the tuition. So academic life could at times be not so challenging, however, the level was decent and teachers were very helpful and attentive.
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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...
The town is smaller than i expected, and in the weekends if you have no other obligations it can be boring. However there is always something to do, you just have to look for the events!
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
The university has a beautiful campus and the people are great. People who like the Latin life style are risht at home here.
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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
There is a great deal to do in the area, but there is even more in a couple hours driving distance. Rent a car for a long weekend or a week, and drive down to Santa Fe, Phoenix, or the Grand Canyon. From there on Las Vegas is only a few hours away.
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Languages
Language of instruction: Finnish
Was learning Finnish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Finnish
How much did you improve your Finnish?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Needing to deal with the english language daily, both in social and academic life, I picked up the language relatively fast. At the moment I am still attending courses in the Englisg language in my home country, which helps me stay on top of it every day.
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