Reviews of University of Waterloo | Canada

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Gabriel B

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Engineering, Computer, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

It was first difficult to meet people because of the difficulties to work, nevertheless I managed to meet others, essentially internationnal student, after a fiew weeks

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Simon S

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
Engineering, Computer, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

Airports often lose your stuff during your trip, didn't know that... Had to wait quite a bit.

In my opinion:

Most people loved it.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

3

Culture

4

Costs

2

Activities

3

Campus life

3

Party / people

4

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Great if you wanna work hard, excellent if you want to travel. Great for sports. Medium if you want to meet local students... They work too much!!

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

3

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

4

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Go ahead. But don't be afraid of challenge, the courses are pretty tough, especially in Engineering and Maths.

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micsarfati

Université Claude Bernard: Lyon I, Lyon, France
Statistics, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Languages

Language of instruction: English

Local language was: Different than language of instruction

Was learning English a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my English

Was learning the local language a key decision factor?

Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language

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)

How much did you improve your the local language?

My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

The good thing in my host university was that there were really few french people so i was always communicating in english during the year i spent there!

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Alvaro F

Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
Computer Science / IT, Undergraduate, University Agreement

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: At ease in most situations

Language difficulties

Social

Educational

Administrative / Institutional

Overall

Personal comments

Great chance to learn the language. Anyway there are MANY international students form everywhere so the accent was sometimes difficult to follow...

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dabluv

University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
Economics, Graduate, Independent

Overall

I wish I had known...

No.

In my opinion:

Everybody loved it, you will too!

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

4

Culture

2

Costs

3

Activities

2

Campus life

2

Party / people

3

Weather / location

3

Personal recommendation

Keep on with its vision.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

3

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

3

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Most of the information an international student will need is at the school website so the prospective student should take time to go through them. The faculty staff are remarkably open to help you go through your needs.

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