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4.15 / 5 based on 179 reviews
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Karin C
Overall
I wish I had known...
I like German culture very much, therefore I knew a lot of things about it.
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In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.
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
Helpful advice was really efficient, such as Snitary Insurance, Teachers, Police.
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Chris R
Expenses
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
The lack of cooking facilities at Europa Haus meant that I had to eat out more than usual, purely through boredom of Pasta and Sauce all the time. Travel is obviously going to be more expensive to and from Germany, but also the need to spend DM51 a month on a travel card for the trams tends to grate after a while.
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Food, Telephone, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
It is very easy to get money over from Britain, simply use ATM's, wiring money really isn't worth the hassle or cost.
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Konstanty S
Languages
Language of instruction: Polish
Was learning Polish a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
How much did you improve your Polish?
My level before: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Mostly I learned a lot reading. Of course I spoke also quite much, but the language improvement concerns mainly vocabulary.
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Anna-Vera M
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: At ease in most situations
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
my language proficiency level was already pretty good, but it's different when you are forced to be surrounded by the language at all time. Ease of speaking, slang, and fluency all increased, as well as the level of my 'book' German.
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Laura M
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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
I owe most of my improvements to my flatmates who helped me with everything from pronounciation to grammar to vocabulary!
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Miguel R
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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Throughout I felt that I could understand German, both written and oral, slightly better than I could speak it.
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