Expenses Reviews
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alavoie
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Well, food is lot cheaper in England than in Norway, and I did not cook as much as I would do at home with my husband. We had free bus between the student hall and the school, so I also saved quite a bit of money there compared to home.
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Telephone, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Nightlife, Overall, Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
It is a good idea to invest in a computer before coming to Brookes, as the computer facilites are quite cramped. I had to rent a computer on several occasions so I could hand in papers on time! Housing is expensive in Oxford (about the same as in London), so come prepared, especially if you plan on renting a flat on your own. I worked 9 hours every Saturdays in a store. Part-time jobs are easy to find, and foreign students can work up to a certain number of hours a week (15-20?) without paying income taxes.
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Celine L
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Food/Telephone/Accomodation/Nightlife and life in general are more expensive in England than in France
Travel: England is the centre of "cheap" travel at the moment with so many cheap ooportunities (coaches, ryanair, easyjet and other low price companies), it is so cheap that you can resist and as a result I have spent defintely more than at home!
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Nightlife, Food, Housing, Travel, Overall, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
phone: international phone cards (about 5p/minute), definitely cheaper than BT!
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Laura G
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Government assistance<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Life cost is more expensive in England than in Spain, that affects food, cloths, etc. In Spain I live with my parents, so it was an extra cost.
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Overall, Housing, Travel, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
It was quite difficult open a bank account
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elsewhere
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
At a first glance because UK is more expensive than France and also because I did not pay attention to money this year.
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Travel, Housing, Telephone, Overall, Nightlife, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Deserea W
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Yes because the exchange rate was 2/1 to the dollar at the time.
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Nightlife, Food, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Get a pay-as-you-go phone and not a contract.
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topnat
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
different standard of living
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Food, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Travel, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
work hard and do the calculations right
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