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University of Minnesota (UMN)

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4.12 / 5 based on 98 reviews
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David O
ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Financial Management, Graduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
That is if I had to study because of the residence hall was so close to the school.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
It was very decent but the majority of the residents were freshmen so the changces of networking with people of your same age were limited
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David O
ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Financial Management, Graduate, University Agreement
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
The lounge
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David O
ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Financial Management, Graduate, University Agreement
Academic
Course recommendations
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
none
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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David O
ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Financial Management, Graduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
How to deal practically with the cold
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
4
Costs
2
Activities
2
Campus life
1
Party / people
3
Weather / location
1
Personal recommendation
It is a good University and it has good reputation for MIS
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
2
Met people from other countries
3
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
3
Experienced a change in life
3
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
It is a good base to travel throughout the whole US. I had a great experience there and made a lot of friends.
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David O
ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Financial Management, Graduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
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Nightlife, Food, Housing, Overall, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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David O
ESADE Business School, Barcelona, Spain
Financial Management, Graduate, University Agreement
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
No problem at all. It was fine because I already new English.
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