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Elizabeth A
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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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
Love the mensafest - you get to meet up with all your friends and meet other students you don't already know.
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Elizabeth A
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Because there is a fantastic international community here. I have had the chance to meet students from all over the world.
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Personal comments
I was lucky on the one hand to be in the international halls. However, as a lot of the students didn't speak german, we ended up speaking english a lot of the time which was not very beneficial to me as I am a native speaker.
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Elizabeth A
Expenses
Main source of funding:
An ERASMUS grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
We eat out more here because it's slightly cheaper than at home - a false economy, it seems! Spend more on travel because I travel a lot more. In fact it's actually cheaper than at home.
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Food, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Get a Vorteils Card to save 50% on train journeys and some bus journeys.
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Elizabeth A
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
There is definitely a difference in accent and there are some colloquialisms compared with in Germany, but I think it's nice to be a bit different.
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Elizabeth A
Overall
I wish I had known...
Not to bring a mobile phone from home - the bills add up because you have to pay for incoming calls!
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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's fantastic. As foreign students we have been treated and looked after really well. The group of students in charge of entertaining us have done a fantastic job throughout the year.
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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 the skiing. Make sure you take the opportunity to explore eastern Europe.
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Elizabeth A
Academic
Course recommendations
Familiarise yourself with the book early. It looks complicated but is actually quite easy once you know your way around the book. Be aware that some courses in the book may not be running!
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Could do with a bit of guidance from a local student as to what to expect from various courses - the book doesn't give much of a description.
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Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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