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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
I would name two:
Cafe Sevilla, for salsa dancing
and E street, for R & B.
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It would give me the privacy and independence i need.
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Personal comments
I live in the UCSD International House,
with all the international students, an outstanding experience
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Life expenses are much more expensive in the US, and specially in San Diego California where I lived at.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
My saving tip would be: cook your self all the time.
My saving tip would be: cook your self all the time.
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Eduardo C
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your English?
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 had advance English before getting there, but the one thing I work on while in UCSD was my writing, which improved a lot out of writing all these reports and papers. Also my
pronunciation was a bit rusty at the beginning but I got back in shape in a couple of weeks.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Keep on with the international orientation, it makes a better 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
Final comments
First of all, save money because is expensive.
Secondly, if you do it, take advantage of it, do no call or write home, live it up.
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Eduardo C
Academic
Course recommendations
I would try to keep classes size as small as posible.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
No suggestions.
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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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