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Hilary W
Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Definitely go to Gate Crasher on Tuesday's or Courtyard! The Original Oak is a great pub.
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Hilary W
Housing
Type of housing: Off campus university housing
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
I am 23 and I lived with all first years... I would have liked to meet more people my age.
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Personal comments
I would reccommend living in private housing for sure.
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Hilary W
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
It was easy as I am a native English speaker.
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Hilary W
Academic
Course recommendations
Check out books early from the library, they don't give readers!
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Make the reading more accessable
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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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Hilary W
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Other
Work opportunities:
I worked, but it was illegal/cash in hand work
Personal spending habits
Because the pound is worth twice as much as the dollar and everything is twice as expensive!
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Food, Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Share a room and bring as much stuff from home as you can, you won't believe how expensive even the most basic things are.
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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
Live off campus
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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
Get a job! It's very easy and it helps so much with costs.
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