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Laura M
Academic
My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
My opinion of the university assessment
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
They spoke english so there really wasnt any problem. Had trouble understanding some "British" terms and phrases.
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Laura M
Overall
I wish I had known...
Not to pack as much cause I really didnt need all the clothes that I brought with.
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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
University of Stirling has a wonderful program for broadcast students in Britain. Great experience for a person of different culture to learn more about communications/media in a different country. The teacher to student ratio was much better than my large home university.
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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
Pick a university that has courses you are studying. Don't overload yourself as you will want to travel but try to gain as much from the university as you can. Don't take a huge suitcase..you will not need as much as you think. And once you are over there- travel. See and experience as much as you can, from local culture to the countries close by.
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Laura M
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
In general British pound is more than US dollar so I spent slightly more on drinks and cover when we would go out than I would at home. And money spent on travel...there is so much to see I spent the money willingly to travel to countries so close by.
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Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
I lived in one of their chalets with 4 other students my age. We each had our own room but shared 2 bathrooms, a small kitchen and living area. This was better than the dorms cause it had an apartment feel to it but was better than an aparment because it was so close to class.
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Personal comments
Get into a chalet if you can. The dorms are alright but from what I saw, very small and there are way too many people packed onto a floor. For the most part accomdation was clean and my roommates were very friendly.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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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
On a Friday night FUBAR is the place to go to dance and drink. The MED is a great place for a quiet drink near campus, right outside the gates. Great for food too, although plan to stay a while...service is VERY slow.
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