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3.72 / 5 based on 228 reviews

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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
GO TO ESCAPE! Just kiddin, unless you're a shiny shirt wearing cluck-foo with too much shite up your nose, then be there. I was into the dive bars, especially the ones from Ireland, cheers mate!
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Housing
Type of housing: DORM
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I would live in downtown Adam, that way I would be able to walk home wasted instead of the annoying Dutch cabbies who like to tour the city before taking you home.
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Personal comments
Housing was whack, someone actually took a fat SH*T in the lobby. The house keeper in the kiesel was a nut job, he didn't know what the hell was going on. He's the type of guy you would find on the night bus around 4am.
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Tim N
Academic
Course recommendations
Yeah, go to a different school.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Um, how about takes classes at UvA.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of 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
Dutch people and the language are awesome. I would love to be Ducth. They ROCK!
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Overall
I wish I had known...
Most of what you need is already there, so pack light and be ready to have an awesome experience.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Get some better teachers!
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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
I would only go out thurs, fri, sat.. maybe an occational wed dive bar... take the night bus, not cabs...take advantage of the awesome music scene here...much of what is free. School is ok, but mainly just to meet other students. Most of the other program kids on AIFS are whack, so it's a good opportunity to meet lots of Europeans. HAVE FUN!
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Less for crappy food that seemed to be abundant in adam, more for drinks.... it equals out...go for the EUROSHOPPER BABY
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Food, Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Don't drink every night, if you do, buy euro shopper and get drunk before you go to the clubs. The schoolgirl was a bit more spendy than expected, but I guess she has to do what she has to do.
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