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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Because it's very handy and you have your own personal space
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Personal comments
Fairly good, comfortable.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
If you know people living in central London, excellent, but if you have to come back on campus at the end of the night out, the last train is at 23:30.
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Academic
Course recommendations
For psychology student, Royal Holloway is the best Campus in UK so it's a very good choice
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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...
Nothing, really, I already had plenty of information.
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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
It's a very good choice, the English students are friendly and you can also meet loads of international students here.
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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
Try to have enough money to travel around Europe during the Christmas or Easter break. Its really worth it, as you can get cheap flights from London (with Ryanair for example)and you can stay with friends you met on campus. It's the cheapest and funniest way to travel. You can also use the HOST organisation for international students in UK. This organisation finds families for you to stay if you want to travel in different part of UK, including Ireland and Scotland.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
London is a very expensive city. Everything is a way more expensive than in Quebec, especialy regarding accomadation. I also traveled around Europe during the spring break.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Not really, but students can get a Young Person Railcard to get discounts, and the NUS (National Union of Student)card is very useful to get discounts in various places, including in museums and clubs.
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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
Very good, I wanted to improve mainly my oral skills and I really had the opportunity to do so. This campus is perfect to meet new people and to chat in English.
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