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3.91 / 5 based on 70 reviews
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Jaume M
Overall
I wish I had known...
I don't think so. Apart from negative aspects of the uni and the country, I am happy with the experience of being an Erasmus student!
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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
I mean, what matters is going abroad! If I have to choose between going to a "so-so" university or staying at home, I'll go to the uni! The uni is secondary, what matters is that you make the most of your time here!
But... if you have the chance... go to another uni (at least for Humanities!)
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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
You MUST travel around a lot. Once you are here, Ireland, Scotland and England are just some hours away... Do visit Ireland and Scotland... and London!
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luca f
Overall
I wish I had known...
how courses were organized, it difeers too much from the italian organization
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
you will meet people from all over the world, accept their culture and try to be friend of all, then you will have fun
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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
traveling in uk is very expensive but there exist a lot of solutions. do not be shy of you because specially at the beginning you will have problem with the language and if you dont speak you dont learn!
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Mariska R
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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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
On campus the best place to go is the student union. The best place to go outside the university is Cardiff.
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Ricardo V
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because the cost of life in UK is bigger than in Portugal.
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Overall, Food, Telephone, Travel, Nightlife, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Yes, sometimes travelling by train for free.
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Ricardo V
Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Recommended, Is a kind of all world students university.
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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
This study experience has been very gratefull for the rest of my life. The echange of cultures between students from diferent countries.
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Jaume M
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
Personal spending habits
Why? Are you joking?? Hey, folks, we're talking about the damn UK! Although this is a big town (this is no London!), the whole country is way more expensive than many in every single aspect.
Hey, it's not just a saying... it's really crazy... You spend money even to breathe...
I spent less in Telephone just because I call home only once a week, collect call, and I don't call anybody here (I just pop in their place!).
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Food, Overall, Housing, Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
GOOD: Well, as for clothes, if you don't mind being a homeless for one day, there's a wide variety of charity shops around.
BAD: The hospital is god-damn far away. You can only get there by car (or cab, if you don't have one!).
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There's a weekly free bus to a huge supermarket (Asda). It's good to go there to buy, cause you obly have to spend two hours a week for shopping and its prices are reasonable.
You'll have to go to Cardiff several times. Just make the most of your time there, and try to get everything you need at once to avoid having to go there every now and then.
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