Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why? Close to the city, and there's more freedom to choose the type of lodging. Plus, the university has a service for students looking for housing, which is really helpful!

Personal comments:
The only downside is that appartments are expensive...but there's something for every budget within a 25 minute bus/train ride...from what I've heard, student "dorms" are an interesting experience, but not too independent or comfortable

Describe host city: Student life dominates the city

Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment

Personal comments:
Tangente: hiphop all night long! Wespennest: a bar next to Tangente, also a lot of hiphop and R&B Die Nachtschicht: night club, not far from the station

Course recommendations:
The German university system is very different from the US system, especially in the professor-student relationship, and the work load (it was much lighter during my year in Germany). Within the German as a Foreign Language Department there were few classes that were more appropriate for short-term students, whose German was not at the fluency level. Also there was only a small number of computers with internet access available to students who did not have internet in their apartments.

Personal comments:
Perhaps more intergration or at least interaction between foreign students and German students and a more focused program for short-time students (those students only there for a semester or a year).

Language of instruction: German

Main source of funding:
Family

Other sources of funding:
An ERASMUS grant

Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options

Personal spending habits:
Paris is avery expensive city for a student! Travelling by train is however something quite expensive in Germany.

Travel: was more expensive than at home.

Telephone: was the same price as at home.

Food, Nightlife, Overall, Housing: was less expensive than at home.

I wish I had known...
A better knowledge of my old english rules i.e knowledge of Accusative and dative cases.

In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!