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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
my professor arranged accomodations for us at the University of Bath, and we ended up at the medical school dorms, which were across town from the main campus. We had to share these with medical students who were in the middle of exams, and they got annoyed with our noise and our frequent late nights.
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Personal comments
It would have been much better to have our own space, because we would have been less in the way. Since we had such a large group studying abroad (about 40), we could have rented apartments short term.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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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
There were so many places to go in the town of Bath: The Rabbit and the Farrot, Forum Firken, and Beaties were places we went more than once, but there were many others to choose from.
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Academic
Course recommendations
We only took business courses, and compared to the way we learned in the US, there was so much less interaction in the classroom. The professors basically lectured the entire time, and there was no application of material. I think that is just the way things are taught in the UK though (according to my friends who go to school there).
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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
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I thought more about the size of the group that I went with. I would have had more interaction if there were fewer people in my group from the states, which would have been nice.
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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
I recommend this university. The people know how to have a good time, and if you give them a little while, they open up. Also, it is a good school.
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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:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Things in England are more expensive than in the States. In addition, I went out more than I normally do, and I ate out more than I normally do.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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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
Communication was fairly good, considering that we pretty much speak the same language. However, sometimes I felt like some English people thought less of us since we were Americans, and they made comments to that effect.
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