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4.43 / 5 based on 46 reviews
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Housing
Type of housing: Hotel for international students
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose:
Why?
I would live where I did before, most of the students stayed there so we were all close, plus it was in a beautiful wooded setting.
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Personal comments
The rooms at the hotel were nice, they were 2 person rooms unless you requested a single. Even though I speak Polish it was useful that the staff at the hotel spoke in English. Washers and dryers, plus a nice kitchen were available to all students at the hotel.
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Krakow is full of different dance clubs, cafes, and restaurants. The city center "the rynek" was my favorite part of the city, it was beautiful. It is a central city in Poland so it was easy for us at anytime to travel to other places either by train or bus.
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Languages
Language of instruction: Polish
Was learning Polish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Being at the university greatly improved my Polish. Although it is my native language I feel more comfortable with it after my overseas studies.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Family
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
I think I spent more on phone for obvious reasons, it costs alot of money to call the United States from Poland, plus local calls are also more expensive on average. During the year we would go out 3-4 nights a week so I spent quite a bit on nightlife and we also traveled quite a bit.
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Telephone:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
There are a lot of opportunities for student discounts,for example with the ISIC card, future students should look into this. Also with your student ID from the Polish university you can get dscounts on local transportation, bus, tram, etc.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
My hotel was on top of a very large hill :)
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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
I enjoyed 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
This was a great way to improve my language skills, meet lots of great people and to learn about the Polish culture.
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Academic
Course recommendations
All of the international students had their classes together, it would have been nice to be in on some of the other classes with other local students.
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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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