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cermak
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I wish I had known...
No - it was good to adapt yourself to the foreign situation, become more independent and not plan everything in advance at home!
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Every class requires a lot of preparation (readings, several assignments) - so it's extremely important to choose just courses you're interested in! Otherwise you'll get unwilling to do all the home assignments and you won't have the best experience/meaning about this semester abroad.
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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
Make use of the numerous meetings/activities organised for the students - especially at the beginning you have to go out, communicate, make some friends. Get to know the habits of the locals, celebrate their public holidays/activities (eg Halloween, Thanksgiving,..) and use the free time to travel around
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Barbara W
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Enjoy the stay but do not expect too much according your studies. Take it as an social experience
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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 the time to compare the prices of flights, take a good insurance and a good creditcard (if posible connect it)
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Theodora N
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I wish I had known...
I would have stayed longer.
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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
Great music school, kind of isolated location, but you'll have a blast.
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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
Go on weekend trips. Chicago, ST Louis, Indianapolis 3hrs away- then go further south.
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Christoph K
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I wish I had known...
I was quite good informed.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
You will love the infrastructure provided by the 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
UIUC is a good place to start several trips to chicago as well as to other spots throughout the whole USA.
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Clemens F
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I wish I had known...
It would have been nice to be informed about the fact that you could no longer attend financial classes from the CBA via LAS.
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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
It's hard to get the classes you need and want; if you are a business major and want to do something different, then you should really go there!
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During my experience abroad, I ...
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Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
It's a cool party university in the middle of nowhere. The campus is awesome, and I like it best of all campus I've seen (I saw UCLA, Berkeley, McGill). As an international you will really party a lot. But for traveling on the weekend the location is, for sure, not the best. It takes a long time by bus to get to Chicago. The sports facilities are great, certainly when IMPE opens again it will be overwhelming. Buy a car, otherwise you are stuck!!!
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Barbara R
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Everyone told me that in Illinois it is really really cold in winter, but I did not expect that it would be that icy!
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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 want to get to know the Midwest-way-of-life - go there! If you want to get to know to a fancy, metropolitan city - go to another place. The US-Midwest is really really different. But definitely an experience.
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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
Travelling is one of the best aspects of the semester. Unfortunatly there is not too much time to do so.
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