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4.19 / 5 based on 31 reviews
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Mainly because I would be significantly older than those living on Campus/in the dorms.
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Personal comments
OK accomodation. Pretty much what I'd expected. The best thing was the fact that it was on campus which made it central in relation to the things and people I was interested in.
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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
Personal comments
Pour Dicks was a good bar in the lower end of the spectrum. Otherwise some of the really good parties were private ones.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I would have liked to have had more information about the specific courses, because the registration for them was quite hectic.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
I can only recommend it. Yet, there is the downside that Waterloo/Cedar Falls is a relatively small town (at least in American standards - approx. 100 000+), which means that life outside campus could be more interesting other places. Yet, this also gives you an extra incentive to travel while you are there.
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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
The closest really big city is Chicago, and it is definately not to be missed. Takes about five hours by car to get there.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Political philosophy with Aurelian Craiutu was a really good course with an inspirational teacher.
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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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Good experience. I had no problems with my English and I also hadn't expected to have any problems.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
Being in another country it's only natural that you want to do a number of things that you don't do at home - and they usually cost. Especially travelling cost a lot of money, but it was worth every dollar.
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Housing, Overall, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Food:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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