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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
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
It is very easy to arrange for on-campus accomodation through the university; however, sharing kitchen and toilet with 1 other residents is not a pleasant experience. Be warned that local students like to get themselves drunk and vomit everywhere.
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Personal comments
Very unclean, very noisy, a lot of pranksters stealing things from our kitchen and come in and disturb you in the middle of the night if you forget to lock your door before you go to bed.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Courses are pretty high standard and require a very good command of English. International students usually stick to themselves (except American students) as most find it hard to break into the British communities.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Be warned that it is very hard to achieve high grades here. If you have the option to undertake coursework, you should do it since it is a lot tougher in the exam.
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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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Some of the professors may consider losing their local accents a little. International students can hardly understand if they continue to lecture with a strong regional accent.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Tough academic standard. British drinking culture. Next time I might choose a hall of residence without the open corridor design.
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In my opinion:
Stay home.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
It is quite internationalized, but it could consider internationalising the culture as well, or at least encourage more interactions between local and international students.
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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
If you want to challenge your intellectual mind or crazy party life, study in Manchester. Between these two extremes I don't see any other reasons why you should choose this particular university.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Housing, Nightlife:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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