Type of housing: Apartment/House

Arranged by: Independently - My choice

If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House

Why? Because it gives you the freedom to experience the real life og living in the country of study.

Personal comments:
I spent one year on campus and it was allright. The reason I moved out of campus was that it was too far away from Central London and I wanted to make the most of my year in the UK and experience the real pulse of the city.

Describe host city: Students interact with the local community without much university involvement

Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment

Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment

Personal comments:
London is a place where you can, if you want, go to a new place everytime you wanna go out. Meaning in three years you can avoid going to the same place twice. However, this is not the case for me. Every night of the week have a perfect night time adventure and there is something for everyone's taste. Monday nights, Cheers in Central is packed with tourists, cheep drinks and fun dancing music, Tuesdays perfect for going to Bayswater for a pint and a movie (my favourite theatre at Whitley's due to fairly cheep tickets and never sold out, Wednesdays spent at the Cuban in Camden Town. Cosy and fun little Cuban restaurant in the middle of the makret and you get the feel of Camden without all the stress of the weekend tourists. Thursday night at Attica in Soho was always fun, and Friday and Saturday night was a mix and match according to your mood: Fancy partying in Central, Soho or Kensington or more casual partying or pubcrawling in Angel. London never stops and my best advice to new comers would be to stay clear of Oxford Street and the most crowded places. Take a stroll down Marylebone High Street, a walk along the canal in Little Venice, Camden market on weekdays. Basically explore the lesser known parts of London. Best bar for a pint with friends or a date is without doubt the Cave in Covent Garden-am I on a boat or in a secluded cabin?Hard to say but the atmosphere is amazing and even though packed with people it is intimate and private. The Light by Liverpool Street station is also highly recommended. Giving a chilled feel and room to dress up or down for an evening out with friends. It has to be mentioned that a stay in London is not complete without a night or two in the one of the West End theatres..A musical or two fullfils the London experience. More than particular places to see, just have a walk around the city. Soak in all the atmosphere, the people, shopping, bad/good food, look at the buildings and merely enjoy the fact that you are in one of the world's most pumping and energizing cities.

Course recommendations:
Be sure what you are starting and that you have a full comprehension of all the courses available at your chosen university. Make sure your school is the best at the field you are interested in and you can be sure the quality of the courses will satisfy your every desire.

Personal comments:
Too much paper work and unorganised staff. Easy hand ins of academic work should go smoother and in the contempory age we're in things should be able to be done more over the internet. If hireing PhD students to lecture on seminars, make sure they have an open mind to make sure students are not graded porely due to different views than the seminar lecturer.

Language of instruction: English

Main source of funding:
Government assistance

Other sources of funding:
Personal savings

Work opportunities:

Personal spending habits:
Food in England is less expensive than in Norway. However, more or less everything else was an increase in expenses. Not because I waste more money abroad but because London overall is a bit more expensive city than Oslo.

Travel, Overall, Housing: was more expensive than at home.

Nightlife, Telephone: was the same price as at home.

Food: was less expensive than at home.

I wish I had known...
Only that things tend to take more time in the UK than in Norway. If I had known I wouldn't have had to stress so much about it and just tried to be patient.

In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!