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Student life
Describe host city:
Student life dominates the city
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Personal comments
Irish pubs are cool, Jazzhaus rocks on the weekends, and hiking is a must!
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Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Home university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why?
The on-campus housing is not conducive to meeting native speakers
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Personal comments
The rooms were not all equiped with telephones and internet hookup was sparse. The dorms were within biking distance from most of the sights in the city.
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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: At ease in most situations
My level after: No problems in any areas (including slang)
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
Locals tended to encourage my communication. They were a great help.
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Expenses
Main source of funding:
Government assistance
Other sources of funding:
Family
Government assistance
Work opportunities:
I worked during my study abroad experience
Personal spending habits
Clothing and food are more expensive in Germany. Travel is about equal to here, but there is more oppurtunity and motivation to do things.
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Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Food, Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Housing:
was less expensive than at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand household items
Personal comments
Watch the exchange rate. Don't plan on buying too many articles of clothing or furniture. Bring as much stuff with you that you can.
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Academic
Course recommendations
They have a wonderful German as a Second Language program. Take any of the courses there. Also, the choices of classes in Germanistik are very broad.
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My academic experiences
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
The library is a mess. It is disorganized and dated. They need more information technology.
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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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Overall
I wish I had known...
Make sure you buy a bike if you live in Freiburg. Plan on writing a lot of letters, that will help with homesickness and cost of telephone bills. Be open-minded and do as much as you can!
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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 love this university. I recommend it to anyone interested in German culture, hiking, outdoor activities, meeting people from all over the world and archi tecture.
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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
Forget those rail passes. Most of the trains are less than the rates for the passes. Do your best to interact with all the cultures.
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