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4.30 / 5 based on 39 reviews
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Housing
Type of housing: In hotel, I just went there to defend my thesis.
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Better chance to join campus' events
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Personal comments
SPecifically, the program I joined was aimed to graduate both in the UIC (getting the Master of SCience degree) and in my home University, joining a one year and a half program during which I took classes at my home University, as I were in UIC (the method was the one adopted in the host university, and the language spoken was strincly english, of course). At the end of the year, I prepared my thesis (about heterojunction bipolar transistors on compound semiconductor) and went to UIC in Chicago to defend it, as a regular american student. The experience was really interesting, I could learn really much more in depth than during the regular studies at home university, the class was small (we were few highly selectioned people) and the teacher could follow our work with much more attention. The thesis defence at UIC was hard, but rewarding, since the student can really explain and discuss his work in detail.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
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Overall
I wish I had known...
It would have been useful if I spoke with otherstudents that joined the program before I did
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
STudy hard from beginning to end, with constant work!
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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
Just join the prgram ,srudy hard and do not worry if it seems to have no end. It will come out that many oppotunieties canopen and even amazing things will reveal to be much more easy than they seem
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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
The experience was interesting I could interact with students, teachers and local people easily
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Family<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Because life is much more expensive.
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Overall, Food, Travel, Telephone, Nightlife, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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