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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Friday night: Elda's!
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Since it was the best thing we could have choosen, the location was great, the price nice!
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Academic
Course recommendations
The courses related to entrepreneurship are so interesting and easy to understand, I recommend them to everyone!
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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: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
It is really not that hard to understand people and it is really not a problem to follow courses, basic understanding in English is sufficient.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
buy a laptop in the US, dont drive too fast on the highway, international driving license.
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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
nice people, escpecially at the marketing department, but overall there are a lot of nerds, geeks. It is primarily aimed at engineering, with a few management courses to follow.
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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 sure you dont stay on campus, its terrible small en way too expensive. Buy a car, all you want to do is far from where you stay. Go travel, Troy itself is not a place you want to be during your spare time.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Buy a car, way less expensive for traveling compared to public transport, and of course nice to have. Make sure to bring an international driving license!
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