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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
Tough. I would recommend Pier 10 for a wonderful dinner.
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
But not in Osdorp!
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Personal comments
the people at De Key couldn't even confirm that I had housing until the day i arrived in Amsterdam.
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Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
The system has changed since my attendance, so I can't say.
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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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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
In Amsterdam, everyone speaks english... almost to a fault. I think it is important to learn dutch, that way, one can from real relationships with the local people. In general, I'm more comfortable when i can understand what's going on around me, read the paper and listen to the radio.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
no. well, the rain is pretty intense. i arrived in january, and it didn't stop raining for 4 months. really
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
find a teacher that is on your side, and stick with him or her.
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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
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work
Personal spending habits
In america, everything was included in the tuition, or i would be living at home. in amsterdam, i was fronting everything myself from my loan money. If not for that, Amsterdam would have been cheeper (save for travel)
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Telephone, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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