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Monica L
Housing
Type of housing: With a family
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
I feel that through living on campus I would have had the opportunity to meet & integrate with other students more easily, which was made more dificult through living off campus, in the suburbs.
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Personal comments
More should be done to provide on campus accomodation for international students as I don't feel that lodging with families is an ideal suiting to the student lifestyle.
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Monica L
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
turesday nights devoted to the on campus bar for 'international student night' - great for meeting other students & organising the weekend parties - thursdays at park cafe, weekends at vega or wherever the party was... for quieter times the turtle cafe near jorges passage had good bands and great food!
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Monica L
Academic
Course recommendations
The approachability of lecturers varied greatly - some were fantastic and always ready to help out with whatever problems you had whilst others were very reluctant to help when you really needed it.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Inform incoming students of the volume of work expected of them in a single course, to earn the credits I required at my home university I had to take 6 courses, which proved difficult in terms of studying for exams and completion of coursework throughout the semester. Perhaps if I had known about the amount of coursework involved I could have arranged to take fewer classes whilst on exchange.
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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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Monica L
Overall
I wish I had known...
just exactly how cold the winter was!
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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
if u get involved in the organisation or participate in activities organised then you'll definately have a fantastic time as there is a lot to do.
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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
look out for the 'whats on' guide in english every month - this tells you about all the concerts and performances that are happening. also most of the nightclubs have a night when entry is free... a good way to say some kroner
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Monica L
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings<br>
An ERASMUS grant<br>
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Prices for food and drink were higher than those at home and enevitably had to pay more for them. Entrance fees to nightclubs etc are also more expensive than those at home so my social life became quite expensive
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Nightlife, Telephone, Food, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Travel, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
global one phone cards are a must have - saved a lot of cash on phonecalls home with them!
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Monica L
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Local language was: Different than language of instruction
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Was learning the local language a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my the local language
How much did you improve your the local language?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: Basic phrases
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
As I am an english speaker I experienced very few problems in communicating with people. The opportunity to learn the local language as not really a factor in deciding where to study, although I did enrol in danish class which allowed me to learn some basic terms and phrases.
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