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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
State st. is the place to be. However, the crowd is quite young, so for the more mature audience, one should visit the Square and its surrounding cafes/restaurants.
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Living on campus is by far the best way to meet the local students and get fully integrated into the college community. Furthermore, living on campus is very convenient, since you are close to all the different facilities.
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Personal comments
I chose private housing/dorms, which are a bit more expensive than the ones normally provided for exchange students. Nonetheless, I have no regrets whatsoever. It had a prime location, right in the middle of campus. It more or less only housed American students, which for me was excellent, since I only wanted to speak english and get some American friends, which I did.
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Academic
Course recommendations
Although being a business major, I did take some courses at the political science dept., since I had the option. So I would definitely recommend looking outside ones immediate degree.
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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?
No, it wasn't.
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
I don't particularly like the American accent, but the state of Wisconsin is not that bad, so I coped. Since, only few Americans speak a foreign language, one had to speak english in order to communicate with the locals.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
How much time one has to devote to studies. A lot more to read than what I was used to.
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In my opinion:
Everybody loved it, you will too!
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
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
Go to Chicago. Only 3 hrs away by bus. Get some cheap flights out of the city. Attend the university football, basketball and icehockey games.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
A private grant
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
I spent less. Food was very cheap, especially since the exchange rate was very favourable.
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Telephone, Housing:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Use the internet to call home. Skype is a good one. Shop on the internet for just about everything. Amazon.com holds everything you need. Shop at the big warehouses for furniture etc. Target is very cheap.
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