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4.16 / 5 based on 574 reviews
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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
The Nations! Varmlands on friday nights, Stockholms on Thursday nights, fika on Sunday at Kalmar..
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Housing
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Amazing opportunity to meet so many other international students, and live all together and develop great friendships
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Personal comments
An amazing university in an amazing town.
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Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
All classes in english, and 90% of swedes speak amazing english so it has never been a big problem for me.
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Academic
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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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits
Sweden is not the cheapest place to live
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Food, Housing, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife:
was the same price as at home.
Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Bring alcohol from cheaper countries when you come because it's insanely expensive here.
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Overall
I wish I had known...
To save as much money as humanly possible before leaving, because there are much better things here to spend money on than at home.
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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
The study is not the most important part of this experience, so don't come for here if that's all you want to do. Uppsala is an amazing social experience, and the people you meet will change your life.
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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
Make sure you travel as much as you can when you're here, go up the Lapland, bring warm clothes, learn some basic swedish before you arrive.
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