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4.13 / 5 based on 136 reviews
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Yes because the exchange rate was 2/1 to the dollar at the time.
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Get a pay-as-you-go phone and not a contract.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Wonderfully organzied and full.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
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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Overall
I wish I had known...
How to read a bus schedule!
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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
A wonderful Uni with amazing people that will create memories with you to last a lifetime.
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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
Its one of the most beautiful towns in the world with some of the best history in the world....everyone should see Oxford once in their life!
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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
Being an American the language wasn't a problem obviously, but my English did actually improve thanks to the British dialet.
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Just to feel at home and live with others.
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Personal comments
They were wonderfully clean and well maintained and I met wonderful friends for life there.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
'The Bridge' on Monday nights. Lebaneese food at Tarboush on George St. And the Student Union on Fridays. Don't miss May Day (May 1st)at sunrise on the High St. Oxford students jump off the brigde into the water with their tuxedos still on from the night before!
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