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Indiana University (IUB)

Indiana University, Office of International Services, Franklin Hall 306, Bloomington, IN 47405, U.S.A., United States
4.25 / 5 based on 60 reviews.
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Indiana University is one of the oldest state universities west of the Alleghenies. Founded in 1820, it began as the Indiana State Seminary, with an enrollment of 10 young men. It has now grown into one of the world's most distinguished public institutions of higher learning.


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91% of students recommend
60 reviews
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3.9/5
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4.7/5
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Academic
4.8/5
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Languages
4.4/5
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“Book your travel well in advance - especially as you have an internal flight to Indy. Those are often fully booked. And by the way, there is a shuttle bus running between Indy airport and the Memorial Union house. Interestingly, there are very, very few taxis in Bloomington. Therefore, many take a limo for getting to Bloomington from the airport!!!” Read Review
kisi, Finland

Indiana University review by kisi

Review by kisi, Helsinki School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
Business Studies, University Agreement
HOUSING    
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: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why? If you want to have more to do with other foreign and host country students, choose a dorm. However, in an apartment (even if shared) it's more comfortable. However, the apts are often off-campus,so choose the location strategically in terms of the bus lines..
Personal comments:
none
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STUDENT LIFE    
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
Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Back in 2000, there were some good pubs/bars like Nick's, Kilroy's etc. where students would mostly go to. What comes to night clubs, Axis had recently opened. The music was a mixture of techno and rap.There could be more places...the few we went to got a little too familiar..Don't overlook the culture events, there are plenty.
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ACADEMIC       3.0 / 5
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:
Ask the international coordinator at IU for advise about courses and well-liked professors.



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:
Prepare to work! The work load seems hard, but I was surprised how well did measured against the university's own students.

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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?
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)
Personal comments:
My English was quite fluent before going there, but I wanted to make it even stronger and also learn to speak and use the phrases that are used in the US today...
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EXPENSES    
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:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits:
The dollar was really strong that time, which made nearly everything costly. Most of my phone calls were local, which were free. Nightlife became costly because living off-campus, you need transportation home. Night busses didn't run our way at night and they were few, so taxi was about the only option. You can travel short distances by renting a car (gas wasn't expensive) but internal flights are costly and distances are huge. I recomment driving to Chicago and Indy, at least. The Int'l Center arranged Indy shopping trips too.
Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Telephone: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
If you live off-campus in an apt, air conditioning and heating (=gas) costs surprised a bit. What comes to payments, checks are used a lot. Get a bank account with some amount of free checks and have a credit card! Travellers checks are quite widely accepted too, in grocery stores and elsewhere. Paying your rent in cash may be impossible, so you need to buy money orders first to be used like checks.
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OVERALL    
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...
One needs to be very active to get in contact with the local students, they don't have a very big interest in trying to get to know exchange students
In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.



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:
The university is OK, there are a lot of students in town (I guess they outnumber the people who live in Bton permanently). A lot of faculties, a lot of museums, the campus is quite green and nice looking, a good recreational center for sports. The nightlife could be better.



FINAL COMMENTS

Book your travel well in advance - especially as you have an internal flight to Indy. Those are often fully booked. And by the way, there is a shuttle bus running between Indy airport and the Memorial Union house. Interestingly, there are very, very few taxis in Bloomington. Therefore, many take a limo for getting to Bloomington from the airport!!!
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