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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
whats so great is you have so much time off from class. you take typically one or two classes at a time, have plenty of time to study and with isep program get a 400 us dollar stipend which is plenty adequate for high living, travel, and even paid for extended travel in the summer. The beer is bad beer and soo expensive, but the people that i encountered made the place and in the end that mattered the most. Kuumpin Pykka has the cheapest beer but a rough crowd. Night life is straight out of the dance eighties clubs and takes a while to except.
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Housing
Type of housing: apt. for summer
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
because it was a great location- half in between campus and down town, dish washer and washing machine. Nicest apt. that I have ever lived in.
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Personal comments
couldn't have asked for better, but i had good luck and knew people not so lucky- not so lucky meaning dorm style with no eating area and small kitchen.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Other
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
I spent money but got a stipend that more than covered everything except my airfare
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Nightlife, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Housing, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
go thru isep!!!!!! dont bring more than you can comfortably carry, youll want to buy things there. dont bring bedding or sleeping bag unless you plan on doing camping (youth hostels are real cheap though)
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
i tried to learn a moderate amount of finnish and ended up learning a few phrases. this is partly my fault and partly fault of bad finnish teacher and all students want to practice their english.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
i really felt not well informed but you make it through. i wished that i would have been more confident from the beginning that it was going to be the best experience of my life thus far.
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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
great for anthro and environment- bio or the like
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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
travel- if you stay there 6 months or less???get an inter-rail pass- real cheap and great. visit southern sweden. with the classes you do tons of free traveling. about half the classes you get to go somewhere. do as many classes as you possibly can.
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Academic
Course recommendations
the environmental program is awesome although not well organized but plenty of great opportunities that come your way. by the way- you learn alot, but dont have homework- not much anyway. it was like a vacation but not slack.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
make it easier to figure out what will be offered and how many credits it will count for before you go.
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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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