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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because you feel free to organize your day after the classes (only 10 hours a week!), and you can share the accommodation with nice foreign students, if you're lucky.
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Personal comments
The accommodations at the University had a bad reputation, people living in were complaining and especially it is too artificial, I think you can't feel at home in this kind of accomodation.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife, Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
I think Bhirmingham is not the best place to have fun, but you can still enjoy places as CIRCO. Indeed, it's quite difficult to find quite places in order to chill out peacefully. Generally there are huge bars with beer and speakers vomitting decibels, beuh...all along Broad street, the artificial district!
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Yes! The HUGE problem with the fact of going abroad the last year of your studies is that, contrary to your friends who stayed at the home University, you can't choose options and don't specialized yourself. As a matter of fact, when you come back to your country, you feel that you haven't learnt anything by doing basic subjects in another language.
It's make the things more complicated when you have to apply to more specialized studies (DESS).
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
To enhance the communication within english and international students, even if it means in some cases to educate some english students who seem narrow-minded.
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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
Take yellow pages in order to find societies or sporting clubs outside of the campus. Sometimes it's even cheaper in the city.
You have to enroll to societies in order to meet students from every countries, and especially native speakers.
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Academic
Course recommendations
There should be more tutorials
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
There should be more interaction between english and foreign students, concerning classes for instance
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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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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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Few communication with english students within projects.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
The food in the UK is very expensive comparing to France, the good thing is that the train is almost free.
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Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Overall, Nightlife, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Travel:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
The deposit at the end of the stay...hardly impossible to get back.
There are a lot of thiefs, you've to stay aware of your personal goods in pubs and public places.
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