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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Great parties at "The Peacock". Also lots of great private parties. A thing not to be missed is definitely to watch a "Beavers" college football game.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
On campus living is very expensive. Prefer to decide myself how I want to live. Also I am used to live in my own apartment in Denmark.
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Personal comments
A very positive experience for me. Very nice and helpful people made sure it was not a big concern for me.
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
It was not a big issue to me since I have taken a lot of courses taught in english at my home institution.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Spend more on travelling because it was a unique opportunity to experience USA. Spend less on food due to the lower price level.
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
As mentioned, an apartment is significantly cheaper than on campus living.
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Anders B
Overall
I wish I had known...
OSU informed us very well about everything we needed to know.
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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
Make sure you don't spend all the time reading books. Get out and experience life first hand.
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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
Buy a car. It is essential in the US. Get in touch with other international students.
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Anders B
Academic
Course recommendations
Make sure to interact with the professors. They are very interested in your point of view and often make use of the fact that you are an international student. This makes the courses more interesting for everybody.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
I have only positive things to say about studying at OSU. Very good study environment.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams throughout the course
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Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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