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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Nightlife, Activities: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Caine&Abel's on tuesday. Aquarium,Austin Bar... on 6th Street
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Housing
Type of housing: Dormitory
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
It is cheaper and still nicer than a dorm....
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Personal comments
My Dorm was a joke!I paid way too much for a small room,really bad food and four computers in a lab for the whole dorm.
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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
I was surprised that I could follow the courses without any difficulties, so for me and my Austrian collegues studying was no big deal while some of my friends from latin america or italy had problems. although i think my english got a lot better....
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Other
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Food because I had a meal plan in my dorm and that was more expensive than food I usually buy at home. Housing was also more expensive than at home. Nightlife cheaper because better deals, a lot of happy hours....:-) Travel more because I usually do not travel as much as during this semester.
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Food, Overall, Housing, Travel:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Nightlife:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish i had known more about housing...
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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
It is a great place to study, there are great teachers and i learned a lot during my stay there.
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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
Do not go to an American Springbreak Place,It is horrible!!!They go crazy and do not know what they do....(especially the girls).
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Academic
Course recommendations
Before choosing courses talk to homeuniversity about accreditation
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