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University of Birmingham

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3.99 / 5 based on 230 reviews
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Fernando G
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Business Studies, Graduate, Independent
Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Bull Ring's Oceana party scene was amazing.
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Fernando G
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Business Studies, Graduate, Independent
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I rather live in the city centre. the Jarratt Hall building was great to party and meet people but it was overpriced with the downside of limited internet service provider Damovo Connect which gave 200mb a day... and people got banned when passing the limited bandwidth. the water was a bit limited sometimes.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
Overall, it was very enjoyable. met a whole bunch of people but the overpriced situation was a bit discouraging.
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Fernando G
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Business Studies, Graduate, Independent
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
The majority of professors were amazing. nuff said.
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Fernando G
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Business Studies, Graduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
nope
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
3
Costs
3
Activities
3
Campus life
3
Party / people
3
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
Enroll to the business school. it's amazing
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
3
Traveled
3
Improved language skills
3
Met people from other countries
3
Became more independent
3
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
enjoy your studies
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Fernando G
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Business Studies, Graduate, Independent
Expenses
Main source of funding:
A private grant
Other sources of funding:
Family
Government assistance
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
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Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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Fernando G
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Business Studies, Graduate, Independent
Academic
Course recommendations
if there's a professor that doesnt know what they're doing in the lectures, REPORT them immediately before the whole class fails on the exam because he didn't know what to focus on the vast information given.
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
The Appeal process in marks when questioning the evaluation should be more favorable and fair to students in terms of investigating the professor's actions.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall