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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Troy is a BORING city... Not much to do, if anything worth mentioning at all.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Cheaper and bigger
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Personal comments
Arranged pretty well, but expensive
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Academic
Course recommendations
Especially the courses in the field of Entrepeneurship are really good. RPI is one of the leading universities in this field.
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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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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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I wanted to improve my English and expand my vocabulary. And I can say I really learnt a lot.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I had known more about the atmosphere at the university
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
For the university: spice up the student life. For potential future students: don't go if you like a good social life
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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
Really good university, but student life is pretty dull. Try to make something of it when you go, then you might have fun. The location is great for travelling though! (Boston, NYC, Canada, Niagara Falls, etc., etc.)
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
A private grant
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Well, there was hardly any nightlife, and traveling was more expensive because I did it more than I did back home. For the rest I didn't call that much. Housing was more expensive because I rented an appartment with 2 other guys, which was still much cheaper than on-campus living.
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Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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