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Daniel O
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife: 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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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Because it's easy to get to know people if you share a house or an apartment.
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Personal comments
I rented a room from a landlord who had houses right next to campus. It was an old house, but the facilities were alright.
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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: 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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Academic
Course recommendations
I had Dr. Davilla, Dr. Beall and Dr. Morgan-Witte. They are all good and friendly teachers. If you choose a course with Dr. Beall please be aware that she'll give you a LOT of homework.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Less multiple choice test and more essays. Better coordination between classes, so that exams don't collide with each other.
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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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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance<br>
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Cell-phones are more expensive in the US and I travelled and partied a lot more in the US than I would have done back home.
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Nightlife, Housing, Telephone, Travel, Overall, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Don't eat too much fastfood...it's unhealthy both for your body and your economy :)
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I had known beforehand how great it would be to study at university of northern iowa - cuz then I'd have made sure to apply for more grants so that I could stay!!
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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 is a nice University with a great student life. The level of teaching could be higher, but go anyway for the fun of it!
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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 flew in to Chicago and drove the last 5 hrs in a car rented from Avis. It's cheaper than the coach if you are two or more people to share the bill.
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