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Daniel O
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Nightlife, Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
There are a lot of smaller bars and night-clubs in Cedar Falls. I liked Coconuts, Jokers and Sharky's in particular. Apart from that there are a lot of house parties going on every weekend so nobody will be bored in Cedar Falls :)
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Daniel O
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I had lived 16 months in England ealier and had no problems speaking english. International Services at UNI are very helpful and eases the transition into school life at the university
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Daniel O
Overall
I wish I had known...
No, not really
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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
Campus life is fun, the weather sucks.
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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 sure to save up money before going - You'll need them!
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Daniel O
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
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Before studying at University I lived in the UK for 16 months and had no problems with regard to expressing myself in english while studying in the US.
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Daniel O
Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Wish they would cut down the workload to give students more time to learn.
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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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frederic b
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I was very interesting because we had to present our results frequently.
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