Reviews of University of Vermont (UVM) | United States

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Virgil R

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Expenses

Main source of funding:

Family

Other sources of funding:

Other

Work opportunities:

I didn't want/need to work

Personal spending habits

Ate more, called all over the world and all over the US, Housing was just a lot more expensive, and i did a lot of travelling, including rental cars etc.

Food, Telephone, Housing, Travel, Overall:

was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife:

was the same price as at home.

Accessibility of student needs

Second-hand text books

Second-hand household items

Computers / Internet

Administrative

Money from home

Personal comments

A semester in the US just is expensive, remember the students there spend a multiple of what you will be spending.

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Virgil R

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Academic

Course recommendations

My academic experiences

Quality of courses

Variety of courses

Access to resources

Interaction with teachers

Interaction with international students

Interaction with local students

Personal comments

none

My opinion of the university assessment

Exams at end of course

Exams throughout the course

Essays and/or projects at the end of course

Essays and/or projects throughout the course

Overall

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Virgil R

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Vienna, Austria
Business Studies, Undergraduate, University Agreement

Overall

I wish I had known...

How great it was, so that i could have arranged a longer stay.

In my opinion:

I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.

Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important

Academic reasons

2

Culture

4

Costs

1

Activities

4

Campus life

4

Party / people

4

Weather / location

4

Personal recommendation

The university is great. Some people who were used to live in big cities suffered.

During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot

Became familiar with another culture

4

Traveled

4

Improved language skills

3

Met people from other countries

4

Became more independent

4

Partied a lot

4

Experienced a change in life

4

Advanced my studies & career

4

Final comments

Great university! Very Liberal! Very friendly people. There were some absurd rules on campus, such as alcohol ban on campus, yet one can learn to live with them.

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