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University of Florida (UF)

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4.03 / 5 based on 117 reviews
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anonymous
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - I had no other choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It's nice to live in an International Student Complex to get to know a lot of people from different cultural backgrounds.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
The campus is old and people share their room with others.
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anonymous
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Best club: The Lush Best cafe: Dirty Old Nelly's Philips Center of Performing Arts Many cool city's like Miami, Key West, Orlando (Adventure Island, Magic Kingdom Many interesting outletstores
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anonymous
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
Overall
I wish I had known...
To prepare for the bureaucratic way institutions deal with customers.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
3
Culture
3
Costs
2
Activities
2
Campus life
2
Party / people
3
Weather / location
3
Personal recommendation
Read the homepage very well before going there. Make a big list of courses you want to follow, since many can be canceled.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
4
Traveled
4
Improved language skills
4
Met people from other countries
4
Became more independent
4
Partied a lot
4
Experienced a change in life
4
Advanced my studies & career
4
Final comments
Start arranging the paperwork very early. Buy a car Don't have a small budget for this area, everything is expensive but the fun is worth it. Find a good place to live, for example an international student complex.
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anonymous
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
Academic
Course recommendations
More discussions compared to in The Netherlands, in class. Less theoretic but more assignments and more to read compared to The Netherlands
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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
For exams: less direct learning questions, and more insight questions Introduction for International Students would have been nice.
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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
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anonymous
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
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
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
No problems in this field since the last two years on my university(International Business) was all English.
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anonymous
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Business Studies, Graduate, University Agreement
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
The exchange rate is very high. Spending one dollar is the same as 2,5 guilders in The Netherlands. Telephone more to keep in contact with friends and family.
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Travel, Housing, Food, Nightlife, Overall, Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
Buy a car for there, this will save a lot of money and time. Call only with the cheapest international phone cards, this can save much money Get used to the big effort needed to arrange things in institutions.
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