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3.95 / 5 based on 57 reviews
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Lindsey H
Housing
Type of housing: dorm off campus
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: in a dorm
Why?
since a dorm always has people around, and there are always things to do.
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Personal comments
I liked living in the dorms. I was able to meet germans as well as other international students. I made alot of friends.
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Lindsey H
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
I loved the Wild Geese (the irish pub where I worked), and the Jolly Joker, Velvet, Dax, Brain, and Temple X.
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Lindsey H
Overall
I wish I had known...
That I would walk so much that I need at least two pairs of comfortable sneakers. and It rains alot, so an umbrella is good.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
If you are an engineer it is a good university, but the business courses are limited. Language courses are great to both improve your german and other foreign language if you speak one. I took beginners Italian and I learned Italian as well as improving my German.
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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, because if will never be more available for you to do so. When you're young, it's always more fun, and you see the culture more since you don't have as much money to stay in the 3 or 4 star hotels. Try hard to speak the language you're trying to learn as much as you can, because it's so easy to fall into hanging out with people who speak english.
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Lindsey H
Academic
Course recommendations
German courses are spoken in fast german and it's hard to take anything other than language classes when your german is not really good.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Study more, and try as much as you can to speak german
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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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Lindsey H
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my German
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
If you try, you can really learn a lot more german, as long as you don't always hang around other english speakers.
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Lindsey H
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Because I travel a lot. It costs more money to travel and pay for accomodation.
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Travel, Telephone, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Cell phones waste a lot of money if you have a pre-paid card. Try not to chit-chat on a cell phone. Have water at dinner, it saves a lot of money in the long run. Buy Bahn card for the train. it really saves a lot of money in the end.
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