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Daniel H
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
definetly places in toronto downtown as there is not a lot you can do on campus, lots of nice, individual cafes, for example future cafe, a place not to miss is definetly st.lawrence market and eaton center
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
because the university campus is far off the city and although it took me some time to get to the university I think the experiences I made were worth the effort
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Personal comments
as I didn't live on campus there is nothing I can say about that
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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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
understanding the local language and communicating was not a problem at any time of my stay in canada, moreover schulich is an international school and many students, also regular students talk english as a second language
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Academic
Course recommendations
the courses differ a lot in terms of work load so if you want to take it easy make sure you chose the right courses
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
I would suggest that although price levels differ within the categories the overall price level is pretty much the same as in Austia, main reason why I spent more money than at home where my housing expenses (location, downtown Toronto)
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Food, Overall, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Travel:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
an account at the Deutsche Bank gives you the possibility to withdraw money from cash dispensers of a certain canadian bank (scotia bank) without additional fees
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Overall
I wish I had known...
if you decide not to live on campus I would suggest you start looking for a place to stay rather early, just to make sure everything works out fine
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
chose your courses carefully, you have to decide what it is you expect from your exchange semester, make sure you don't get overwhelmed with the work load of the courses and enjoy and embrace all the other important experiences apart from university
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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
there's loads of things to see and places to go to, depends of course on your individual taste, apart from that just be open and enjoy! have fun!
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