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Washington College

19 reviews
4.06 / 5 based on 19 reviews
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jonna
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Hey, I got a single, no complaints here! (it's really hard for a international to get one)
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jonna
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
There's only two places to go outside campus: during daytime it's Sam's and in the evening it's Andy's
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jonna
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Academic
Course recommendations
Ask a lot of questions from the teachers, they love it. And students are helpful too.
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
none
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
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jonna
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
The college gave enough information.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
2
Costs
3
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
I loved it and miss the place a lot! Loved the people and studies were easy enough. Great that it was a small college, not all like it.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
3
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
3
Final comments
What can I say? I love the place.
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jonna
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Language, Undergraduate, University Agreement
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
The dollar went up when I went to States, shame. As I paid for my room and board in advance its difficult to estimate costs.
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Nightlife, Overall, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Food, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Second-hand bedding
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
It is really expensive to study in US, long live the Scandinavian countries and free studying!
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jonna
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
Language, 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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
I did approve even though I speak it fluently.
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