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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (PDI)

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shovel
Universiteit Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
i would liked to have known that not all available courses are offered every time, so send an accurate list instead of the entire academic guide
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
2
Culture
3
Costs
2
Activities
4
Campus life
3
Party / people
4
Weather / location
4
Personal recommendation
do more social activities with exchange students, and involve them more in domestic student live
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
1
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
3
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
travel!
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Jorge R
Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Management Science, Graduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Because is much easier to contact other students of campus. You are very near from everywhere and you don't have to take take care of the cleaning of the spaces
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
none
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Sebastiaan
Universiteit Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
Management Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
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Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Overall, Telephone, Travel, Nightlife, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
Buy a car, way less expensive for traveling compared to public transport, and of course nice to have. Make sure to bring an international driving license!
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Louise B
Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel, Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Icehockey is really big and a lot of fun. Night life could be better when thinking of the bar, but a lot of students went out which made it fun anyways.
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Jorge R
Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Management Science, Graduate, University Agreement
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: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
At he beggining is difficult to get the language because they use slangs or things like that, but after a short time you can talk without any problem
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Sebastiaan
Universiteit Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
Management Science, Undergraduate, University Agreement
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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
It is really not that hard to understand people and it is really not a problem to follow courses, basic understanding in English is sufficient.
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