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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 comments
The campus is old and people share their room with others.
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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
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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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
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
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
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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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
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 throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
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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
No problems in this field since the last two years on my university(International Business) was all English.
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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 household items
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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