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Katja M
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Well, as Mannheim is not the funniest city in the world, you shouldn't miss the uniparties every thursday. Specially the ones in the summer, they take place in the "Schneckenhof" and they are open-air.
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Katja M
Housing
Type of housing: students' hostel
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It is funny to live in a student's hostel for one year because you get to know a lot of people, but if I had stayed more than one year, I would have rented a room in a flat. Once you know the people at uni, you want to have your own space sometimes.
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Personal comments
It was cool to live with 9 others, there was always somebody in the kitchen to talk to. You learn a lot about different cultures (and how they cook!). But,it was very dirty, too...
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Katja M
Academic
Course recommendations
Don't take any finance courses, they are very difficult. Some teachers offer oral examinations for erasmus students. There are some courses from the Spezielle BWL that are like a seminar, only 20 -30 students per class, I recommend that.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
The exams are too difficult because they sometimes give only 45 min. time to solve them! Univ. Mannheim is nº 1 or 2 at Germany's universities ranking, I guess they want to preserve that...!
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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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Katja M
Languages
Language of instruction: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I am half german, so I can't comment a lot on this point. I can only say that people from Mannheim have a strong accent when they talk, specially older people.
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Katja M
Overall
I wish I had known...
The most important thing you have to know is that the university is not easy. I already knew that, so...
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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
Study with other people for exams. Ask germans for advice, but don't let them stress you!
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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
Heidelberg is only 15min. by train from Mannheim, you will love this little cute city.
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Katja M
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
I live in Barcelona, and it is a expensive city. The night life in Germany in general is a bit cheaper because there is always a day in the week where you can have drinks at a studentprice. Travel around Germany is very expensive if you travel by train.
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Housing, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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