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4.45 / 5 based on 18 reviews
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I am finished with my degree: I would consider campus housing only if I were to return for graduate studies
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Personal comments
Very large rooms, spacious, and good facilities.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Many restaurants catered hours and food to students; the student body was the driving force in the town. The best place to eat was teh new sandwich deli opened just off campus, specifically for students and they loved it.
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Larger classrooms, as the student body grew the class size remained, often courses (specially lab courses) were over-enrolled
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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?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I was somewhat disappointed that there was not a larger effort to encourage German languages studies. I learned very little German.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I would have known what a wonderful experience it ended up being. It would have taken away some of the anxiety of moving from the U.S. to Germany.
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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
Highly recommended.
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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
I am sorry to say that as of June 2002, UMUC in Scwäbisch Gmünd closed its doors as an international university. This a decision on the part of UMUC, who said "this environment does not fall into our strategic objectives of providing distance (online) education for the military". It was, in fact, the best experience of my life. I roomed 3 semesters with a girl from Zimbabwe, my closest friends were from India, Russia, Bulgaria, Romania, Germany, Italy, and many more places. It saddened our entire "family" when we heard the news of the school closing after 10 years.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Generally things are cheaper in Germany than the U.S. (pre-Euro!)
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Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Overall, Housing, Food, Travel, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
NO available used books; and books changed every semester so it was hard to find books from old students.
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