242 reviews
4.43 / 5 based on 242 reviews

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Kurt O
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Travelling is much cheaper within the US (by plane) than within Europe, but it's getting cheaper in Europe.
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Overall, Nightlife, Food, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Travel, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Live at Riverside! It's very nice and cheap! You can save a lot of money!
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“What starts here changes the world”
Andrea A
United States, Undergraduate
Environmental Sciences, 2022
Overall
Truly a world class university!
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Pros
Global university, countless areas of study, diversity, right in the heart of the city
Cons
Expensive, hard to get into majors

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Jordi B
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Sixt street at night is incredible. Thursdays all drinjs for one dollar. Don't miss The Library and the Aquarium. Fourth street is also quite good.
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gutahenna
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
In Brazil, we have really bad exchange rate concerning dollar-real, therefore we (Brazilians) had to spend 3x more what we normally spend at home.
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Nightlife, Travel, Overall, Housing, Telephone, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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Florian K
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
you have to go to a football/basketball game
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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 as much as possible (spring break, etc.) and enjoy your exchange semester
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“Great School”
Marshall F
United States, Undergraduate
Radio / TV Broadcasting, 2014
Overall
Its a prestigious university widely acclaimed throughout the USA.
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Pros
Prestigious university; worldwide recognition as a top university
Cons
Many course taught by graduate students instead of professors