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Bournemouth University

49 reviews
3.36 / 5 based on 49 reviews
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Turkued
Lapin Yliopisto, Rovaniemi, Finland
Law, International, Graduate, Independent
Housing
Type of housing: On campus
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: On campus
Why?
Off campus housing tends to be old.
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Personal assessment
Cost
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Personal comments
One reason to live in dorm: internet access.
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Turkued
Lapin Yliopisto, Rovaniemi, Finland
Law, International, Graduate, Independent
Student life
Describe host city:
Students equally interact with the local and student community
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Activities, Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal social experience
Activities
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Personal comments
Develop a life outside of Uni to be truly happy.
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Turkued
Lapin Yliopisto, Rovaniemi, Finland
Law, International, Graduate, Independent
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
No, it wasn't.
Language difficulties
Social
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Personal comments
native speaker
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Turkued
Lapin Yliopisto, Rovaniemi, Finland
Law, International, Graduate, Independent
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
Costs are high.
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Food, Housing, Nightlife, Travel, Overall:
was more expensive than at home.
Telephone:
was the same price as at home.
Accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
Second-hand household items
Computers / Internet
Administrative
Money from home
Personal comments
none
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Turkued
Lapin Yliopisto, Rovaniemi, Finland
Law, International, Graduate, Independent
Overall
I wish I had known...
poor academic facilities
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In my opinion:
Stay home.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Academic reasons
4
Culture
1
Costs
4
Activities
1
Campus life
2
Party / people
2
Weather / location
2
Personal recommendation
Go elsewhere. It's really a high school pretending to be something more.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
2
Traveled
2
Improved language skills
2
Met people from other countries
3
Became more independent
2
Partied a lot
2
Experienced a change in life
2
Advanced my studies & career
1
Final comments
Come to visit, not to study. Great town, terrible school.
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Turkued
Lapin Yliopisto, Rovaniemi, Finland
Law, International, Graduate, Independent
Academic
Course recommendations
Academic facilities (i.e. libraries, computing) are the worst I've ever seen. Plan on spending a lot of time and money travelling to Southampton and London.
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My academic experiences
Quality of courses
Variety of courses
Access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with international students
Interaction with local students
Personal comments
Very little relationship between assessments and taught course.
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My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall