49 reviews
4.35 / 5 based on 49 reviews
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anz8876
Overall
I wish I had known...
That I wasn't going to want to come home.
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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
Regent's provided a pretty good package overall. But, it's only downfall is that you won't be studying with many British students; and the Europeans that do study there are extremely rich and barely associate with the American students.
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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
Travel as much as you can! That experience alone is worth more than anything you will learn from any text book.
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paganjade
Rockford College, Rockford, IL, United States
Performing Arts, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
The location is fabulous, and it's very cost-effective and convenient. Plus there's a great feeling of community.
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Personal comments
The rooms were/are in the process of renovation, so things are pretty new and spotless. The rooms are spacious and very adequate, with several community bathrooms on each floor. The only thing I didn't like about the rooms is that some of the furniture is permanently attached, so you can't rearrange the room. Since I didn't spend very much time in my room anyway, that really didn't matter much.
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kate44
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
everything costs all most twice as much as the states. just be careful to not go out too much. you can figure out nice weekends to scotland/france/italy etc. for $200 per weekend. buy a 'peanuts' phone card at the baskin robbins down the street, dont go to a phone card stand or you'll get ripped off.
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Food, Nightlife, Overall, Travel, Telephone, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
books are actually cheaper than in the states. try to get a bank account with a bank that has a branch in london so you dont have to pay fees to use the ATM.
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talktobrent
community college, Minnesota, United States
Architecture, Undergraduate, Independent
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
The dorms are almost all American study abroad students. If you like dorm life it's pretty much what you'd expect from a dorm. the dorms are part of the college in the park, which is really nice, but you don't get to experience a real London neighborhood and meet locals.
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Personal comments
The beds suck, i didn't sleep well most of the time. Even though the dorms were mostly Americans, we did get to know the few europeans that lived there quite well.
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kate44
Academic
Course recommendations
take a theatre class---you get to go to a variety of plays for free. also civilization of london you go on a field trip every week, it saves a lot of money. i thought my art class would be fun but it wasn't.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
all of the papers and tests are at the end of the semester rather than having assignments throughout so the end can be a little stressful. a lot of americans hung out with americans, but if you make the effort you can meet international students.
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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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anz8876
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
On campus was very convenient for me because I didn't have to buy groceries and cook for myself, which could've been more expensive and/or taken up a lot more of my time than I would have preferred.
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Personal comments
Just the fact that I got to live in Regent's Park was amazing. The location is close to everything you need. The rooms were not bad, considering this was my first dorming experience. It's definitely doable.
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