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4.03 / 5 based on 117 reviews
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stéphanie t
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
This apartment complex was really good, I had access to fitness center, pool, tennis courts. Moreover I had a lot of facilities in the apartment itself : laundry, washdrier, dishwasher, microwave, oven, all charges and DSL included.
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Personal comments
UF offers a dozen apartment complexes located really close to it, by bus.
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Anaelle A
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
My home university in Paris provide 50% of courses in English, so I had no problem in understanding teachers. It was more difficult with people my age since I was not at ease with slang at the beginning. After a couple of weeks, I was able to understand easily any kind of situations.
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Alessandro D
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I was extremely satisfied by the estates in Gainesville. There are many complexes and almost all of them offer very good amenities at fair prices.
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Personal comments
On-campus housing at University of Florida is difficult to get for exchange students. However off-campus housing is very good and cheap.
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Edouard G
Academic
Course recommendations
The registration is made while in the US. It is not necessary to choose the courses before arriving.
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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
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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Cyril L
ESC Céram Euro American Institute of Technology, Sophia Antipolis, France
Business Studies, Graduate, Independent
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Overall, interacting with local students throughout social activities (sports, associations, class projects, friends...) helped me the most in becoming fluent and in leraning the culture. I think socialing with local students is equally important to studying well in class.
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stéphanie t
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Nightlife and food is really cheap in a college town compared to my home town. The rent was cheap in dollars, so in euros it was even cheaper for me. About the travels and overall leisure expenses though, as I wanted to go everywhere in florida, I spent a lot on that.
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Travel, Telephone, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing, Nightlife, Food:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items