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4.33 / 5 based on 72 reviews
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Olga A
Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
the cost of living is much higher in the US than in Belarus. The same is about food and phone costs. I travelled more in the US than in Belarus as well.
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Overall, Telephone, Housing, Travel, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
I learned always look for saving coupons and order staff through Internet -- it's cheaper!
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Luke H
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
The exchange rate of the doller to the pound made life quite cheap. So I guess I was kind of lucky.
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Telephone, Housing, Travel, Food, Nightlife, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Let the Austrians buy the car, the Russians the Vodka, and the Germens the BQQ. Then, if you are British all you have to do is bring the jokes.
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Nathalie S
Overall
I wish I had known...
I can´t think of anything...
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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
Better direct support for international exchange 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
Don´t miss Toronto, Niagara Falls, New York, and Ben & Jerries.
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Olga A
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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
In the beginning it was more difficult, because I was not used to speciefic lexics (like linguistic, judicial), but in a couple of months I made a big improvement, and now I don't have any problems with English at all.
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Natasa P
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
I spoke English before pretty good, visited United States couple times before. Didn't have any problems. There was a possibility to take an English Course for international students at UVM though.
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Natasa P
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I would have more space for myself and wouldn't be disturbed be undergrad teenagers in the next room:)
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Personal comments
For the cost we paid, I would expect more. The other thing was, that I was a bit older than the rest of students on that particular campus, so I would prefer people my age. Also, we did have to buy a meal plean, which was pretty expensive too and I didn't even use it all. There was a kitchen, but no kitchen utensils and it wasn't really worth to buy everything for one semester.
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