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Christopher Z
Housing
Type of housing: off campus dorm
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
To be closer to the city and other students so I wouldn't have to commute as long.
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Personal comments
The actual dorm was very clean and nice. The only downfall was the location
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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Activities, Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
The Irish House-Near the Höher Markt
Bermuda Triangle-Schwedenplatz
All the Würstelstands, the Käsekrainer is the best!
Baby-O a disko in a small village called Judenau
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Overall
I wish I had known...
I wish I knew my dorm was in the middle of nowhere, I would have arranged alternative housing.
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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
Integrate the local Austrian students more with the exchange students
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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
The buddy network was very useful and cool--it really contributed to me having a good time in Vienna. Don't spend all your time on school work, you can do that anywhere...enjoy the culture and entertainment unique to your study abroad locale.
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Christopher Z
Academic
Course recommendations
International Financial Management
Wirtschafts Deutsch
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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: German
Was learning German a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your German?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I learned quite a bit by being totally immersed in the German Language. I learned a vocabulary and certain phrases that I wouldn't have learned if I studied German in the US
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Personal savings
Other sources of funding:
Family
A private grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits
I wanted to get a full experience so I crammed more entertainment in. The telephone however was way too expensive. I could call across the ocean cheaper than calling within the city.
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Telephone, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Live in the cheapest place you can find because you don't spend any time in your room.
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