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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: private accomodation
Why?
Their arrangement were not very well organised
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Personal comments
Very dirty, in a dangerous area although quite spacious and close to uni. Had insect problems and wasn't well maintained. Very difficult to organise through them.
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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
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
Actual city of Amsterdam: Aroma cafe, Supper Club, Abraxus, Soup Kitchen (especially when it's cold!)Melkweg for lots of events, de Koii HH's student bar for both roudy and chilled barring, Crystal Pizza forget kebabs, cheap and scrumpy pizza! or next door get a falafel. Bazzar clothing shop really nice ladies wear.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Immediately find out how they arrange lessons eg. whether the scheldule changes every week or stays static.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Should be made clearer the requirements for each assignment eg. marking criteria, breakdown wht lectuer is looking for. Also, lecturer should be more invovled if there are group work problems.
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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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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Everyone spoke very good English, which was a bit annoying because I wanted to learn some Dutch! Somethimes it was difficult understanding what exactly lecturers wanted as there descriptoins were sometimes ambiguous.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
wished I had known more about where we were staying and more about the city so I would know where to go, although it was fun discovering
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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
It takes a very independent, practical rather than theorical approach to education, you learn by doing, which works in ways but also has it's drawbacks.
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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
Make the most of your experience, travel as much as you can, wrap up warm in the winter as it is very windy in the winter! Find out as much as you can about where you are staying so you know where you need to go to get into uni. Research the nearest cities before you visit too.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
It was more expensive, because I was calling or being called internationally, and because plane flights home added up, and because I wanted to enjoy my time there!
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Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Try to live poor, bring things that you really need instead of things that you want
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