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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?
I like the privacy of living in our own apartment/house.
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Personal comments
It's very good, although a bit expensive. There are lots of apartment complexes with good facilities, e.g. swimming pools, laundry rooms, sports courts. Shuttle buses from/to compus run every 10 min. on normal schedule and they are pretty convenient.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The Library and Aquarium. Nice bars with cheap drinks (specially on Thursdays when all bottled beers are only $1.00)
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Academic
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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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: No problems in any areas (including slang)
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
It was good to practice my English and most of all to get some training in writing essays and academic papers.
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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
Campus life is very good. You always get to meet nice people, from many different places, it's very interesting. So always benefit from this international environment to meet lots of people and broaden your sense of world.
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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
Texas is a nice place, where lots of beauties take place. You may want to visit some natural parks, such as Big Bend, and also beaches, e.g. South Padre Island.
If you are over there in February, don't miss Mardi Gras in New Orleans or even in Austin. You won't regret it.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
none
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
In Brazil, we have really bad exchange rate concerning dollar-real, therefore we (Brazilians) had to spend 3x more what we normally spend at home.
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Housing, Overall, Nightlife, Travel, Telephone, Food:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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