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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
An apartment living with american students is the best choice to learn English
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Personal comments
The university offers you the possibility of living in dorms or apartments on campus. The best choice is living in aparments, it is cheaper. The only problem the year I was there was that many students wanted this option and there were not enough apartments for everybody, and we had to share room.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Travel, Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The night life and parties take place in the apartments. The best places to go out for me were Deli and The Mont.
Best cafe: The Baguette
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Overall
I wish I had known...
The nightlife is boring :)
In Oklahoma people are very conservative and the law is very stricted
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It is a great university, you will find great courses and good teachers.
It is a good choice, but outside of the university there is nothing interesting in Oklahoma
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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
Try to travel, it is cheap with other students. I recommend you Florida in Spring Break, New York and New Orleans in Mardi Gras.
Don´t stay all time with people from your country. Only speak English, forget your native language during this experience.
Try to be envolved in the social life, the university offers you plenty of things to do.
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Academic
Course recommendations
There are a lot of good courses. Think in what courses you want before arriving because in some courses there are not enough places and you have to choose quickly if you want a place.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
It is a good university with good teachers and courses of quality. You need to work every week, you will have a lot of homework!!, but don´t worry the exams are not too difficult.
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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?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I improved a lot my English. The best way to learn a language is living in the country for at least one year
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
In general in USA everything is more expensive than in Spain, but Oklahoma is one of the cheapest state in USA.
The only thing cheap was the apartment(electricity, air aconditioned, central heating, telephone) arranged for the university.
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Overall, Food, Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Take care with the phone calls to your country. It is very expensive, buy pre-paid cards.
The medical insurance is expensive, but it is necessary, don´t forget that
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