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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
favorite night spot: boltini- downtown champaign
favorite cafe: espresso royal
good place: strawberry fields in urbana where they serve organic food
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
because you're independent
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Other
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
because some things are cheaper and others are more expensive than in my home country
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Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone, Housing, Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items

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Academic
Course recommendations
don't buy books, wait until you see if they are really course-relevant
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
that the winters are so cold!!
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
amazing campus, quality of academic services is very googd and it's a lot of fun!!!
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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
there is not one helpful advice.
try to travel as much as possible because you may not have the possibility to do so any time soon at such a low price.
just go there and have fun!!
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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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I didn't have any problems- English in Illinois is very easy to understand in general
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