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Anglia Ruskin University (APU)

APU, East Road, Cambridge CB1 1PT, U.K., United Kingdom
3.76 / 5 based on 210 reviews.
Description:
APU is a modern university with a strong teaching tradition and roots going back over 100 years. APU is based on two campuses at Cambridge and Chelmsford.


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78% of students recommend
210 reviews
Housing
3.4/5
 All experiences (210)
Student life
4.2/5
 5 stars (24)
Academic
4.0/5
 4 stars (96)
Languages
4.4/5
 3 stars (84)
Expenses
2.7/5
 2 stars (6)
Overall
4.2/5
 1 star (0)
“If you are not used to the kinf of weather or food like in England, mayb it will be hard for you at the beginning. But just take it easy, meet many people, work (it's very interesting to work in Cambridge and it's good money), do many activities (societies at the Uni, sport, ...) and have fun!” Read Review
celinetchico, France

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HOUSING    
by Céline, Université Lyon 3, Lyon (France), United Kingdom
Business Studies, Erasmus
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? I lived in a shared house with other foreign students and I really got on well with them(and we kept in touch). I enjoyed this life in community so I think this is the best accomodation option to meet people and make real friends.
Personal comments:
The standard of APU shared houses is quite low but the rent is cheap (around £200 per month) compared with private housing.Moreover the APU accomodation office is always available to sort out technical problems in the house.
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STUDENT LIFE    
by Céline, Université Lyon 3, Lyon (France), United Kingdom
Business Studies, Erasmus
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Student life dominates the city
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Cambridge is plenty of pubs and nightclubs and there are many international students parties every week. I'd recomend The Junction, a very good nightclubs with famous/good Djs and venues od electro/hip-hop music. But as you know probably, in England pubs and nightclubs close very early so another alternative to party is to go to a "house party". House parties are private student parties that take place in shared houses and anybody can go as long as everybody bring his own drink. It's a bit individualistic, but a very good way to meet people.
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ACADEMIC    
by massimo, Universita degli Studi di Verona, Verona, Italy
Business Studies, Erasmus
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:
Do International marketing, very interesting. If you have time you can do many language courses, I would recommend them because there are many international students and you can practice outside University. Avoid Small business management-useless



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
SU should organise welcome parties for Erasmus students or other parties for foreigners. They don't do too much. Parties are mostly organised by students privately.

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by Karola, Fachhochschule Landshut, Landshut, Germany
Business Studies, Erasmus
Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
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)
Personal comments:
Learniong English in Britain is easy. Ony problem as a foreigner: courses are often with other foreigners and one has to carefully make sure that there is no lack of communication with native speakers. Participating in any kind of sports solves that problem rather quickly though. Main languages spoken in the business school are besides English: German (lots!!!) and French. Sometimes majority in a class of foreign origin, which is not so good (specially when they are all from the same country)
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EXPENSES    
by arnaud, Sciences Po Paris, Paris, France
Business Studies, Erasmus
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits:
the needs abroad in matter of communication are very different,In the UK foods are quite expensive for a lower quality, and that's a shame considering the fact that i m coming from paris, that is more or less the most expensive city of France
Food, Travel, Overall, Telephone: was more expensive than at home.
Housing: was the same price as at home.
Nightlife: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
transfering funds could be costly and take a while.
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OVERALL    
by massimo, Universita degli Studi di Verona, Verona, Italy
Business Studies, Erasmus
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
I would have liked to know that I didn't have any accomodation!
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
Since the most of students are foreigners, they shold improve the meeting points for Erasmus students and they should organise more UNI parties.



FINAL COMMENTS

Even though it could have been better, I suggest to do an international experience. Troubles as well teach you how to tackle with problems. Be careful with English, they are racist and violent.
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