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Student life
Describe host city:
Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
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Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Bars and Cafés on College Street, also the Annex and University area!
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
Closer to downtown
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Personal comments
It was clean, also nice, but too expensive! To get to know the city better, you should choose an accomodation downtown, not on campus!
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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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Improvements in specific language knowledge (academical) and everyday expressions!
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Academic
Course recommendations
A lot of assignments and studying, but easy to pass!
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Overall it was ok, maybe less assingments!
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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:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
It was not legal for me to work
Personal spending habits
Different prices!
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Housing:
was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was the same price as at home.
Food, Telephone:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Shopping is much cheaper off campus, especially for groceries!
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Overall
I wish I had known...
For me, Toronto is very much like a large US city; you can hardly experience any European culture ...
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
Expect a lot of work for everyday university life; you can only experience nightlife downtown - takes a lot of time to get there and come back (if you live on campus)
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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
try to get a cheap flight to mexico, the caribbeans or south america. it's definetly worth it and much cheaper to get there from canada.
"if you know where, you will get everything you want in toronto"
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