Peking University (PKU)
Peking University, Beijing 100871, P.R. China
3.57 / 5 based on 66 reviews.
67% of students recommend
66 reviews
Peking University review by Anna
HOUSING
Personal assessment
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? Dormitories were packed like sardines, noisy and had totally insufficient bathroom, bathing, clothes washing, and overall living quarters. And the food was beyond description - in the negative sense. We were also kept strictly separated from native students.
Personal comments:
Accomodations - hah. The front doors were locked at a certain time and no-one could get in or out - can you say 'death-trap'? We were two to a room the size of one bed, there was hot water for one hour each morning and only three showers per sex for several hundred people, the water was TURNED OFF at other times, facilities for washing clothes were a rock and a faucet of cold water, it was unheated in winter, and there were no medical facilities available. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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STUDENT LIFE
Personal social experience
Describe host city: Students equally interact with the local and student community
Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment Personal comments:
Well, things have changed so much... Social life was raging, the rest sucked. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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My academic experiences
Course recommendations:
Holy nightmare. No-one spoke English at all, and so I and others with some skills in Mandarin translated for the poor fools who came to Beijing to learn. We mostly all failed our classes because the grading was nightmarish, the library facilities non-existent, and the teaching sucky. But I did learn a lot just by being there...
My opinion of the university assessment
Personal comments:
Um... maybe if they developed one? This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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Language difficulties
Language of instruction: Chinese
Was learning Chinese a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't. How much did you improve your Chinese?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.) My level after: At ease in most situations Personal comments:
I learned, but only against the stream of hardship directed at us. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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EXPENSES
The accessibility of student needs
Main source of funding:
Family Other sources of funding:
None Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work Personal spending habits:
China is cheap. Food, Travel, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone, Housing: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
none This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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OVERALL
Important to choosing this university...
I wish I had known...
Go somewhere else. In my opinion:
Stay home.
During my experience abroad, I ...
Personal recommendation:
Get your act together - so many other universities in Beijing are so much better at this than BeiDa! FINAL COMMENTS
Good luck. This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
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